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Redmer, Alina; Dannath, Jesper – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Observing the transition from industrial work to more and more digitalised work in the last decades, in this paper we discuss changes in employment and the relevance of numeracy in adult basic education and in working environments. In a knowledge society, the demand for highly qualified professionals is growing. It is questionable what effects…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Numeracy, Adults, Relevance (Education)
BC Student Outcomes, 2015
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents the system-level findings from the 2014 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
BC Student Outcomes, 2013
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents a summary of the findings from the 2013 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
BC Student Outcomes, 2012
The Developmental Student Outcomes (DEVSO) Survey is one of four annual surveys that make up the British Columbia (BC) Student Outcomes project. This report presents a summary of the findings from the 2012 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey. The results included in the report were analysed by demographic characteristics and other factors. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Student Development, Student Surveys
Stone, Kyle B.; Kaminski, Karen; Gloeckner, Gene – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2009
Due to the large number of individuals retiring over the next ten years a critical shortage of people available to work within the manufacturing industry is looming (Dychtwald, Erickson, & Morison, 2006). This shortage is exacerbated by the lack of a properly educated workforce that meets the demands of the 21st century manufacturer (Judy…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Competition, Global Approach, Employment Patterns

Malicky, Grace V.; Norman, Charles A. – Journal of Reading, 1994
Explores the relationship between participation in a Canadian urban adult literacy programs and employment status over three years. Finds that most participants returned to the same sort of low-paying jobs. Suggests that agencies and groups providing financial support for such programs reconsider the strong focus on employment that permeates these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Employment Level
Merrifield, Juliet; And Others – 1994
The Longitudinal Study of Adult Literacy Participants was designed to assess the long-term impacts of adult literacy programs on quality of life. During the second year, a follow-up interview was used to survey socioeconomic, personal, social, and health changes. Baseline data for Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 were compared in four major areas:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Employment Patterns, Literacy Education
Bear, Donald R.; And Others – 1987
Noting that adult illiteracy is a problem in Nevada, this report assesses adult literacy programs and needs for the State of Nevada by examining the issues and surveying state funded and volunteer literacy programs as well as all public school districts. An executive summary presents (1) the extent of the illiteracy problem; (2) ramifications of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Demography
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1973
This 41-item interview guide is designed for use in a study of the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE) programs. The interview is administered after completion of the course or termination from the program. The items cover class attendance, teaching methods, teacher effectiveness, personal perception of progress in basic skills, job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Attendance, Educationally Disadvantaged
System Development Corp., Falls Church, VA. – 1973
This 33-item interview guide was designed for use in a survey of the effectiveness of adult basic education programs. Questions cover class attendance, initial exposure to the program, reasons for enrolling, recent employment and salary history, program changes considered desirable, educational background, and other demographic variables. For…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults, Attendance
Vachon, Nancy Cargill – 1973
Necessary required efforts are discussed which effect Special Work Project (SWP) clients through their transition from subsidized to nonsubsidized work. These ranged from personal counseling to day care services, and it was found that supportive services helped reduce barriers to employment. Enrichment funds were allocated for teaching basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Change, Counseling, Employer Employee Relationship
Hollenbeck, Kevin – 1993
Although a substantial literature has addressed workplace literacy programs, only two studies have attempted to evaluate rigorously the economic benefits to workplace education. A multivariate model has been suggested that provides evidence about the productivity impacts of participation in a workplace literacy program. The data used in this paper…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Economic Impact, Educational Research
Bynner, John; Parsons, Samantha – 1997
Data were obtained from the National Child Development Study (NCDS), a large-scale longitudinal study in the United Kingdom following up a sample of people born in a single week in 1958 through to adult life, to demonstrate that poor numeracy skills have a major impact. At age 37, a 10 percent sample of 1,714 cohort members were interviewed and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Developed Nations
Albert, Janice Lee – 1990
Adult literacy programs in New York City serve persons with a wide range of employment needs and expectations. Information from the Literacy Assistance Center provides the following impressions about the adult learner population: (1) approximately one-half of the students attending programs are working, but lengthy periods of unemployment among…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Educational Needs
Brown, Helen; And Others – 1996
The 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) examined three types of literacy--prose, document, and quantitative--among the entire older adult population and various subgroups thereof. Of the nationally representative sample of 26,091 adults interviewed during the NALS, 2,267 were aged 60-69, 1,005 were aged 70-79, and 442 were at least 80 years…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizen Participation, Economic Status