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Problem Solving and Formal, Nonformal, and Informal Learning of Russian Employees (Based on PIAAC Data)
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Korshunov, Ilya; Lubnikov, Sergei; Miroshnikov, Maxim; Tyunin, Arkadii – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Using the PIAAC data, we show how exposure to various dimensions of nonformal and informal learning relates to the problem-solving capacity in a technology-rich environment for working adults. The sample included permanent staff from various economic sectors, self-employed individuals, and casual employees doing fixed-term contracts (n = 1248)…
Descriptors: Employees, Self Employment, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
Adults' Readiness to Learn as a Predictor of Literacy Skills. Commissioned Paper
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M. Cecil Smith; Amy D. Rose; Jovita Ross-Gordon; Thomas J. Smith – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2015
This study investigated adults' readiness to learn drawing upon data from the 2013 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Specifically, data from the PIAAC's Survey of Adult Skills were used to address research questions regarding the extent to which adults' readiness to learn (RtL) predicts their literacy and…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Learning, Literacy, Numeracy