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Jongbloed, Janine; Giret, Jean-François – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
Education determines life chances across the globe, but human capital and skill formation offer context-specific advantages in the labour market during the transition from school to work. Our study focuses specifically on the varying effects of low skill on youth 'not in employment, education or training' (NEET) statuses via educational…
Descriptors: Skills, Role, Prediction, Out of School Youth
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Durda, Tabea; Gauly, Britta; Buddeberg, Klaus; Lechner, Clemens M.; Artelt, Cordula – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2020
Background: In Germany, three large-scale surveys--the Level One Study (LEO), the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), and the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)--provide complementary data on adults' literacy skills that can be harnessed to study adults with low literacy. To ensure that research on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Adult Literacy, Surveys
Huacong Liu; Frank Fernandez – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2018
Policymakers are increasingly concerned that employees need both foundational skills, such as numeracy, and soft skills to be successful in the 21st century economy. However, there is little empirical research that examines whether foundational skills and soft skills have independent or interactive relationships with occupational outcomes. Based…
Descriptors: Adults, Employees, Numeracy, Soft Skills