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Andreea Stancea; Nicoleta Corbu; Corina Buzoianu – European Journal of Education, 2025
This article investigates regional disparities in Romanian adults' numeracy and literacy skills. We analyse a novel data set that combines the assessment of numeracy and literacy competencies of the adult population in Romania with information about regional economic conditions and educational administrative data. Using a background questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Adults
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Zehorit Dadon-Golan; Iris BenDavid-Hadar – European Journal of Education, 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…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy
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Débora B. Maehler; Silke Martin; Julia Gorges; Ronny Scherer – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2025
The current study examines change and stability of cognitive skills across life stages and delves into the factors contributing to changes in cognitive skills. Specifically, we examine the associations between cognitive skills and individual characteristics and contextual factors in a large sample of German adults aged 16-65 years (N = 2,430;…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Age Differences, Individual Characteristics, Change
Marta Encinas-Martín; Michelle Cherian – OECD Publishing, 2025
Achieving gender equality in education is not only a matter of social justice: it is a catalyst for economic growth and societal well-being. This OECD report explores gender disparities in education in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, drawing on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Programme for…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, STEM Education, Sex Fairness, Inclusion