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Direct linkGrunau, Philipp – Education Economics, 2020
According to a prominent hypothesis, the occurrence of educational mismatches is consistent with human capital theory since over- and undereducation are substitutes for heterogeneity in the abilities and skills among educational peers. Using German data[superscript 1] of literacy and numeracy test scores, I find evidence that compared to their…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Educational Attainment, Employees
Drewes, Torben – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
The primary purpose of the report is to explore the impact of PISA reading scores on the early labour market outcomes of young Canadians of the Youth in Transition Survey. This inquiry is complicated by two facts. First, family and school characteristics that are positively correlated with PISA scores are also correlated with labour market…
Descriptors: Evidence, Family Characteristics, Educational Attainment, Labor Market
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Timmeney, Bridget – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009
Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency in reading, math, critical thinking, problem solving…
Descriptors: Productivity, College Attendance, Workplace Literacy, Computer Literacy
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Describes United States literacy characteristics, based on April 2000 reports from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Discusses Angoff methods for evaluating validity of high-stakes testing programs in Massachusetts and Virginia. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textBishop, John – 1987
This paper presents evidence that recent aptitude test score decline is signaling a significant deterioration in the quality of entering cohorts of workers. The impact of general intellectual achievement (GIA) on productivity; trends in the GIA of the adult populations, students, and working adults; accounting for the labor quality growth when…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1994
Presents statistics on a variety of subjects related to blacks in higher education: (1) survey statistics from the 25 highest-ranked national colleges and universities; (2) effects of actions of the mass media; (3) influence of intact families on black higher education; (4) how affirmative action encourages blacks to attend college; and (5) black…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Students, College Admission
