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ERIC Number: EJ1461331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3435
Available Date: 2025-01-27
Problem-Solving Skills of Israeli Higher Education Graduates in Tech-Rich Environments: An Analysis of PIAAC Data
European Journal of Education, v60 n1 e12921 2025
The knowledge-based economy and the information society highlights the importance of developing new competencies for personal, professional and social integration. Problem-solving in technologically rich environments (PS-TREs) is one of these competencies. This research examines the relationships between higher education and the PS-TREs competencies in both professional and daily life contexts, controlling for socio-personal characteristics (e.g., age and gender). Specifically, we focused on Israeli higher education graduates in comparison to their counterparts, between the ages of 25 and 65 in Israel, using data of 5342 participants in the PIAAC survey dataset. Using logistic regression models, our findings indicate HE graduates acquire higher levels of PS-TREs, compared to their counterparts. This result is positively mediated through socio-personal characteristics such as being older or being a woman. Specifically, the probabilities of HE graduates utilising PS-TREs at work and in daily life are higher than that of participants with lower level of education (3, and 3.27 times higher, respectively). We find gender and age disparities, favouring male and younger participants. The probabilities of females using PS-TREs at work, and in daily life are lower than male participants (70%, and 67%, respectively). Moreover, each additional year is correlated with a 4% decrease in the likelihood of using PS-TREs in daily life. Interestingly, the acquisition of higher education (HE) is associated with further narrowing of gaps, particularly in the context of work. This study highlights the importance of HE in reinforcing PS-TREs skills in adulthood to mitigate social and labour exclusion.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1Hemdat Hadarom College of Education, Israel; 2Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA; 3Faculty of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel