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Helsinger, Abigail; Cummins, Phyllis; Van Vleet, Samuel – Grantee Submission, 2021
The need for adult education and training (AET) is substantial, as labour markets require advanced skills. We used data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United States (U.S.) to compare participation in AET by high- and low-skilled adults.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Opportunities, Educational Background, Adults
Yalcin, Seher – Research Papers in Education, 2022
This study aims to identify the literacy skills of individuals whose highest level of education was in the field 'teacher training and educational sciences'. The study sample comprised 10,618 individuals in the field of teacher training and educational sciences, selected from 31 countries (participating in the International Adult Skills Assessment…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Skills, Educational Attainment, Adults
Punksungka, Wonmai; Yamashita, Takashi; Helsinger, Abigail; Kramer, Jenna; Cummins, Phyllis A.; Karam, Rita T. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
The research team examined the associations between adult education and training (AET) participation, educational attainment, literacy skills, gender, race, and ethnicity among the U.S. adult population aged 25- to 65-years old (n = 5,450). As more women and racial/ethnic minorities make educational and economic advancements, it is important to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correlation, Literacy, Gender Differences
Pivovarova, Margarita; Powers, Jeanne M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
In this study, we investigated the factors associated with education-job mismatches among US workers by immigrant generation. We used the data from the U.S. sample of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) and documented the distribution of education-job mismatches across selected independent variables. We…
Descriptors: Adults, Immigrants, Labor Market, Education Work Relationship
Helsinger, Abigail; Cummins, Phyllis A.; Yamashita, Takashi – Commission for International Adult Education, 2020
The demand for adult training opportunities is substantial as labor markets often require adult workers to obtain advanced skills. Opportunities to obtain advanced skills are often pursued by high-income and high-skilled workers whereas low-skilled or low-income adult workers are less likely to participate. For this study, we used data from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Participation, Adults, Foreign Countries
Yamashita, Takashi; Smith, Thomas J. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Assessment of Motivation to learn (MtL) is challenging in the diverse populations. Commonly used method (i.e., exact invariance test) may not be suitable for companions of many subgroups. This study employed an alignment optimization method (a.k.a., approximate invariance test) and data of the working age (25-65 years old) U.S. adults (n = 5,509)…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Motivation, Literacy, Educational Attainment
Atasoy, Ramazan; Güçlü, Nezahat – World Journal of Education, 2020
In this research, it is aimed to put forward the variables that predict the numeracy skills in PIAAC of Turkey, to reveal the relationship between the numeracy skills with educational level, education level of parents, number of books in the household, and annual income. It is also aimed to evaluate the quality of educational outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Adults
Saal, Leah Katherine; Yamashita, Takashi; Shaw, Donita M.; Perry, Kristen H. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2020
As recent debates about the role of social media in election outcomes suggest, understanding the association between information processing skills and political efficacy in the U.S. is a significant inquiry for adult and continuing education. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies were used to explore…
Descriptors: Adults, Information Skills, Political Attitudes, Citizen Participation
Sahoo, Shalini; Millar, Roberto J.; Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study examined how literacy skills and nativity status (foreign-born vs. U.S. born) are associated with motivation to learn (MtL). Nationally representative data (N = 8,670) of adults between the ages of 18 years old and older years were obtained from the 2012/2014 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Structural…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Adults, Immigrants, Lifelong Learning
Millar, Roberto J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Online health information is underutilized among Hispanics with low English proficiency in the U.S. This study examines the association between a unique measure of general English literacy, language use, and online health information seeking among Hispanic adults. Data for Hispanics ages 25 to 65 (N = 700) come from the 2012/2014 Program for…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Information Seeking, Literacy, Language Usage
Cummins, Phyllis A.; Yamashita, Takashi; Harrington, A. Katherine – Grantee Submission, 2018
Participation in adult education and training (AET) programs is increasingly important for people of all ages and is necessary to remain competitive in a world experiencing rapid technological advances. Lifelong learning activities are especially important for middle-aged and older adults who intend to work at older ages to ensure they have the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Trends, Adults, Participation
Cummins, Phyllis A.; Yamashita, Takashi; Harrington, Katherine – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Participation in adult education and training (AET) programs is increasingly important for people of all ages and is necessary to remain competitive in a world experiencing rapid technological advances. Lifelong learning activities are especially important for middle-aged and older adults who intend to work at older ages to ensure they have the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Participation, Adults, Lifelong Learning
Nwakasi, Candidus C.; Cummins, Phyllis A.; Mehri, Nader; Zhang, Jing; Yamashita, Takashi – Grantee Submission, 2019
The high dependence on technology for economic activities in developed countries stresses the importance of lifelong learning in order to equip adult workers with the skills required to perform work related tasks, and also increase labor force participation. We use data from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Adult Education, Income, Foreign Countries