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Associations between Volunteering, STEM Backgrounds, and Information-Processing Skills in Adult Populations of the United States
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Takashi Yamashita; Donnette Narine; Wonmai Punksungka; Jenna W. Kramer; Rita Karam; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2023
Volunteering, STEM education and occupation, and information-processing skills such as literacy, numeracy, and digital problem-solving skills are important indicators of a nation's well-being as they represent civic engagement, economic development, and the human capital of the population. Although these critical social indicators have been…
Descriptors: Volunteers, STEM Education, Information Skills, Cognitive Processes
Examining Literacy Skill Performance of Black Adults in the U.S.: A Case of Civic Engagement and Political Efficacy. Commissioned Paper
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Geleana Drew Alston; Takashi Yamashita; Ramon B. Goings; Leah Katherine Saal – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2023
Our study of the nationally representative data of adult populations from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) provides essential information on the roles of information processing skills (literacy skills) in the context of social, cultural, and political participation among Black women and men…
Descriptors: Adults, Political Attitudes, Literacy, Adult Literacy