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Yamashita, Takashi; Zhang, Jing; Sun, Na; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
Despite increasing demand in distance education, relatively little is known about the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics as well as basic skill levels of adult distance education participants at the national level in the US. This study analyzed the US data from the 2012/2014 and 2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, Basic Skills, Nonformal Education
Yamashita, Takashi; Zhang, Jing; Sun, Na; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Despite increasing demand in distance education, relatively little is known about the demographic and socio-economic characteristics as well as basic skill levels of adult distance education participants at the national level in the U.S. This study analyzed the U.S. data from 2012/2014 and 2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Adults, Adult Education, Distance Education
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