Learning a Living
Subtitle: First Results of the Adult Literacy And Life Skills Survey
Publisher: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel; Statistics Canada; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; OECD; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789264010383
Subjects: Literacy; Work & labour; General; Statistics; Training; Education; Education / Teaching
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.