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Download full textDave Tout; Kees Hoogland; Javier Díez-Palomar – ETS Research Institute, 2025
This research memorandum highlights the collaborative efforts of the numeracy panel for the ETS Return on Investment (ROI) Study, Phase 1, comprising David Tout, Kees Hoogland, and Javier Díez-Palomar, in developing their research memorandum, "Improving the Quality of Numeracy Skills: Progressing from Level 2 to Level 4 on the PIAAC Cycle 2…
Descriptors: Adults, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Skill Development
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This article explores cross-country patterns in how conditions relating to family background, education, and the labor market are related to literacy and numeracy skills. It seeks to assess whether these patterns are in agreement with models of skills formation as identified in the political economy literature. The novelty of this article resides…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Skills, Family Characteristics
Westerman, Johan – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
This study advances the analysis of cognitive skill use at work by considering another crucial factor: the motivation-to-learn (MtL). Previous research has indicated that MtL forms cognitive skills in the school setting. However, the role of MtL in the work setting is much less understood. The present study analyses the association between MtL and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Literacy, Numeracy
Dikhtyar, Oksana; Helsinger, Abigail; Cummins, Phyllis; Hicks, Nytasia – Grantee Submission, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Although countries responded quickly to support displaced workers with assistance packages and funding for education and training, additional measures might be needed. Each country's economic recovery will most likely depend on how well its workforce is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Economic Impact
OECD Publishing, 2020
The transition from tertiary education to work involves substantial uncertainty and changes between education programmes, jobs and industries. The current major disruption in the labour market is only going to increase this uncertainty, making it essential for graduates to be prepared for it. Graduates with more dynamic career trajectories are…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Role, Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees
Avoseh, Mejai, Ed.; Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2020
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These papers are from the CIAE 2020 Virtual International…
Descriptors: Adult Education, International Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
