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Direct linkTakashi Yamashita; Wonmai Punksungka; Donnette Narine; Abigail Helsinger; Jenna W. Kramer; Phyllis A. Cummins; Rita Karam – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and…
Descriptors: Numeracy, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Work Environment
Download full textTakashi Yamashita; Wonmai Punksungka; Donnette Narine; Abigail Helsinger; Jenna W. Kramer; Phyllis A. Cummins; Rita Karam – Grantee Submission, 2022
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labor markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and…
Descriptors: Numeracy, STEM Education, Science Careers, Work Environment
Redmer, Alina; Dannath, Jesper – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Observing the transition from industrial work to more and more digitalised work in the last decades, in this paper we discuss changes in employment and the relevance of numeracy in adult basic education and in working environments. In a knowledge society, the demand for highly qualified professionals is growing. It is questionable what effects…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Numeracy, Adults, Relevance (Education)
Pullman, Ashley; Jongbloed, Janine – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
Through analyses of Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) data, the following study considers the direct and indirect association between education and workplace task discretion in 30 countries. By focusing on cross-national comparison, it considers the ways in which these findings are dependent on both the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Adults, Professional Autonomy, Context Effect
