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The Prediction of Labor Force Status: Implications from International Adult Skill Assessments. Research Report. ETS RR-16-11
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Li, Tongyun; von Davier, Matthias; Hancock, Gregory R. – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
This report investigates the prediction of labor force status using observed variables, such as gender, age, and immigrant status, and more importantly, measured skill variables, including literacy proficiency and a categorical rating of educational attainment based on the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), the 2003 Adult Literacy…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Age Differences
Riding the Information Highway--Towards a New Kind of Learning
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Aro, Mikko; Olkinuora, Erkki – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
In the modern world, skimming through information quickly and finding the important nuggets of knowledge from amongst the information overload is an essential skill. One way to train oneself for this kind of literacy is reading on the internet, which requires continuous assessment of search results and specifying searches. In this article a…
Descriptors: Computers, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Functional Literacy
Having a Low Level of Education in Europe: An At-Risk Situation.
Descy, Pascaline – Vocational Training: European Journal, 2002
International Adult Literacy Survey data from Europe and the United States correlate literacy scores and educational attainment with unemployment rates and participation in training. Substantial numbers who have not completed secondary education and/or have lower literacy levels are unemployed, participate least in training, and have few…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Foreign Countries