Learning a living
Subtitle: first results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey.
Contributors: Statistics Canada.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Statistics Canada; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ottawa; Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9789264010383
Subjects: Functional literacy; Life skills; Social surveys; Alfabetización funcional; Habilidades para la vida; Encuestas sociales; Vaardigheden; Alfabetisme; Volwassenen; Habiletés de base -- Canada -- Statistiques; Alphabétisme -- Canada -- Statistiques; 2
Genres: Statistiques.
Description: Based on the Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey conducted in Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Mexico (Nuevo Leon), Norway, and the United States of America in 2003 and 2004, this book presents an initial set of findings that shed new light on the twin processes of skill gain and loss. The book opens with an explanation of the goals and conceptual approach of the survey and comparative profiles of adult skills in participating countries. It then looks at the relationship between education and skills and adult learning and skills. Additional chapters compare the employability of younger and older populations in participating countries, skills and economic outcomes, skills and information and communications technologies, skills and immigration, the effects of parental education on skills, and the effect of skills on health.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: The why, what and how of the ALL survey; title: Comparative profiles of adult skills; title: Education and skills; title: Skills and adult learning; title: Skills and the labour force; title: Skills and the nature of the workplace; title: Skills and economic outcomes; title: Skills and information and communications technologies; title: Skills and immigration; title: Skills, parental education and literacy practice in daily life; title: Skills and health; title: Conclusion.