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Elias, Paula V. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
I argue that local adult literacy programming involves consciousness and praxis that obscures and renders invisible the social relations of race and ethnicity, and a key mechanism that enacts these processes in Canada are the Essential Skills Framework. Race and ethnicity, as social relations, have both a muted and active presence in the…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Killian, Melissa R.; Chitiyo, George; Kolodziej, Nancy J.; Akenson, Ashley – Reading Horizons, 2021
Adults have similar literacy habits as children, such as reading to gain knowledge or for enjoyment. However, when workplace literacy skills are considered, these practices are not always book related and usually involve informal communication such as collaboration between workers. This study used data from the 2012 Program for the International…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Job Skills, Information Literacy
Hamilton, KayLynn; Klinger, Chrissie – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
The Foundation Skills Framework (FSF) is a work-based model developed in 1999 in response to a need for common language and understanding of the skills needed by Pennsylvania's workforce. Through funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE), the original project was designed to…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications
Cronen, Stephanie; Diffenderffer, Anne; Medway, Rebecca – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2023
For more than 70 years, the federal government has supported efforts to improve adult literacy and other basic skills. Many adults need help with basic skills like reading, writing, mathematics, and English proficiency to succeed in the American workforce. Congress has long provided resources to help individuals address these educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Program Implementation, Federal Legislation
Cronen, Stephanie; Diffenderffer, Anne; Medway, Rebecca – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2023
These appendices supplement the full report "Linking Adult Education to Workforce Development in 2018-19: Early Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act at the Local Level. Evaluation Report. NCEE 2023-001r" (ED626771). They provide additional information about the analyses conducted for the report and present…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Program Implementation, Federal Legislation
Circelli, Michelle; Hall, Michelle; Li, Zhenyuan; Ong, Adrian; Lim, Patrick – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2022
Adult language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills (LLND), and employability skills (for example, collaboration, problem-solving and self-management) -- often referred to as foundation skills -- are key skills that: assist people to get a job and remain employed, look after their mental and physical health, and help them to participate in their…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Technological Literacy
Akello, Judith Abal; Bohlinger, Sandra – Online Submission, 2021
The study was about women's opportunity for socio-economic development based on their experiences on Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) and integrated vocational training in Apac District-Northern Uganda. The main objective of this study was to explore whether and how women participants in Apac District derived socio-economic benefits from FAL as…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Adult Literacy, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Scandurra, Rosario; Alberio, Marco – SAGE Open, 2021
This article explores cross-country patterns in how conditions relating to family background, education, and the labor market are related to literacy and numeracy skills. It seeks to assess whether these patterns are in agreement with models of skills formation as identified in the political economy literature. The novelty of this article resides…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Skills, Family Characteristics
Desjardins, Richard – International Review of Education, 2020
This article analyses comparative data from the 1994-1998 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). At the micro level, the author considers factors involved in the development of an individual person's literacy from a lifecycle perspective. At the macro level,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, Adults, Foreign Countries
T. Scott Murray; Marilyn Binkley – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2022
This report makes the case for a shift in emphasis in U.S. education and workforce development policy. Specifically, the report sets out a rationale for investing more in upgrading the foundational skill levels of the U.S. workforce. The report summarizes the results of studies that used data from the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey…
Descriptors: Adults, Surveys, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development
Bella, Benjamin Obonyo; Koome, Peter; Kamuru, Susan – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
This research sought to investigate the effects of instructional materials used at community resource centers on adult literacy learners in community development activities with a specific focus on Nyamira North Sub-County, Kenya. The study was guided by the constructivism theory of learning. It employed the descriptive survey design where a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Adult Literacy, Adult Education
Zacharakis, Jeff – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
Dr. Jacobson's analysis of "hard to serve" is well founded, especially from an academic and theoretical perspective, yet the author is left wanting. Is the solution to merely change the language, the terminology of the legislation, or the terminology used by policy makers as well as practitioners? Are these adults hard to serve or ill…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Student Characteristics, Student Needs
Colleges Ontario, 2022
This report shares data in the following categories as they relate to graduates in Ontario's economy: (1) Matching skills to employer needs: pathways, entrepreneurship, and innovation; (2) Ontario's college graduate advantage compared to the U.S.; (3) Ontario's post-secondary graduates in the world economy; (4) Educational attainment and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment
OECD Publishing, 2017
Between 2012 and 2022, the literacy proficiency of the working-age population in the countries that took part in the Survey of Adult Skills is set to improve, mainly driven by the relatively low proficiency of the cohorts who will reach 65 between now and 2022 and the much higher literacy skills among the incoming age group. The participating…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, International Assessment, Data Analysis
Evans, Jeff; Yasukawa, Keiko; Mallows, David; Creese, Brian – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2017
In the 2012 PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills of 23 industrialised countries, the UK (England & NI) scored below average on adult numeracy. Several recommendations focus on the need for (some) individuals in the population to undergo training. Yet, even in "high-performing countries" like the Netherlands, many adults (1.5M) score at or…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Literacy, Adults, Mathematics Skills