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Download full textCummins, Phyllis A.; Bahr, Peter Riley; Yamashita, Takashi – Grantee Submission, 2022
In this chapter, we discuss changes in the age structure of the labor force, the need for continued skill upgrading over the life course to remain employable, patterns of participation in adult learning and development activities, and the role community colleges play in providing education and training to middle-aged and older adults. In an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Work Life Expectancy, Lifelong Learning, Community Colleges
Direct linkCai, Jinghong; Gut, Dianne – Teaching Education, 2020
The purpose of our study is to delve into the education gap between the United States and some countries by examining the literacy and digital problem-solving skills of American educators, and comparing their performance with that of their peers from Canada, Finland, and Japan. We use PIAAC data collected by the Organization for Economic…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Literacy, Problem Solving, 21st Century Skills
Hou, Dingyong; Acevedo, Karina; de Laat, Joost; Larrison, Jennica – World Bank, 2021
Building the Right Skills for Human Capital summarizes the findings from the 2019 skills survey for the adult Kyrgyz population. The skills measures used in the survey focused on literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology rich environments (PSTRE) and followed the same questions and approach as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Adults, Literacy
