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Download full textCedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
This study is the first volume of Cedefop research on empowering adults through upskilling and reskilling pathways. It estimates the magnitude of the low-skilled adult population according to a broader conceptualisation which goes beyond educational attainment levels, and considers digital skills, literacy and numeracy, as well as skill loss and…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Job Skills, Adults, Foreign Countries
Direct linkDesjardins, Richard; Warnke, Arne Jonas – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
The relationship between ageing and skills is becoming an important policy issue, not least in the context of population ageing. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will potentially add considerably to the understanding of the relationship between ageing and foundation skills. In particular, the…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Adult Literacy
Wu, Margaret – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
This paper makes an in-depth comparison of the PISA (OECD) and TIMSS (IEA) mathematics assessments conducted in 2003. First, a comparison of survey methodologies is presented, followed by an examination of the mathematics frameworks in the two studies. The methodologies and the frameworks in the two studies form the basis for providing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedLansford, Jennifer E. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2004
This study was designed to examine associations between family relationship quality and friendship quality in the United States and Japan using surveys of representative samples of individuals ranging in age from 13 to 93 in the United States (n = 1498) and Japan (n = 1641). Associations between family relationships and friendships were stronger…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizations (Groups), Cultural Differences, Friendship
Burniaux, Jean-Marc; Padrini, Flavio; Brandt, Nicola – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
There have been concerns that employment-enhancing reforms along the lines of the 1994 OECD Jobs Strategy could inadvertently lead to increased income inequality and poverty. This paper focuses on the impact of institutions and redistributive policies on inequality and poverty with the view of assessing whether a trade-off between better labour…
Descriptors: Wages, Poverty, Employment Patterns, Labor Market
