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Direct linkCarpentieri, J. D. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
The field of Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) has an evidence problem. This paper analyses that problem through the lens of three overarching types of evidence available to researchers and policymakers: Type 1 evidence, which provides descriptions of the scope of social problems; Type 2 evidence measuring the impacts of programmes addressing…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Evidence, Social Problems
Olsen, Dorothy Sutherland; Tikkanen, Tarja – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
There has been a prolific production of research papers on workplace learning (WPL) during the last two decades. Several reviews of the field discuss the development of themes, the use of foundational terms and some different models and frameworks have been developed. The purpose of this article is to analyse the recent development of the field of…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, International Assessment, Competence, Educational Trends
Ederer, Peer; Nedelkoska, Ljubica; Patt, Alexander; Castellazzi, Silvia – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2015
We estimate the market value that employers assign to the complex problem solving (CPS) skills of their employees, using individual-level Mincer-style wage regressions. For the purpose of the study, we collected new and unique data using psychometric measures of CPS and an extensive background questionnaire on employees' personal and work history.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making, Employers, Wages
Aro, Mikko; Olkinuora, Erkki – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
In the modern world, skimming through information quickly and finding the important nuggets of knowledge from amongst the information overload is an essential skill. One way to train oneself for this kind of literacy is reading on the internet, which requires continuous assessment of search results and specifying searches. In this article a…
Descriptors: Computers, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking, Functional Literacy
