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OECD / How Inequality in skills is associated with inequality in income
How literacy skills are distributed across a population also has significant implications on how economic and social outcomes are distributed within the society. The Survey of Adult Skills shows that higher levels of inequality in literacy and numeracy skills are associated with greater inequality in the distribution of income, whatever the causal nature of this … Continue reading
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance study finds
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance. High initial education is associated with significantly higher problem-solving skills for younger people, but this does not remain true through the life course Continue reading
College Grad Mathematics and English Literacy
NCEE has released What Does It Really Mean to Be College and Work Ready?, a study of the English Literacy and Mathematics required for success in the first year of community college. During a day-long meeting with key education and policy leaders, NCEE will discuss the results of the study and its implications for community … Continue reading
Low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women
Appropriate literacy levels are crucial for both men and women seeking education and employment opportunities, but low literacy skills disproportionally hurt women’s chances of earning a sustaining wage. IWPR analysis of National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) data reveals that men earn more than women regardless of literacy level. Women with low literacy skills report … Continue reading
Literacy / UK: 4 in 10 boys do not own any books
“Research reveals startlingly high numbers of boys and girls have no books of their own, with worrying implications for their future prospects. Three in 10 children in the UK do not own a single book of their own, with alarming implications for their future prospects, according to new research. The survey by the National Literacy … Continue reading
India – Literacy : TARA Akshar+, the fastest literacy programs in the world
“An India-focused adult literacy program has been short-listed for an international humanitarian prize for having taught nearly 60,000 women to read and write in 35 days, making it one of the fastest literacy programs in the world.” reports Margherita Stancati in India Literacy Program May Be World’s Fastest on blogs.wsj.com. And,“Although men can enroll, too, … Continue reading
With so few employers recruiting young people, might the reason be that some candidates simply aren’t good enough?
While the majority of employers are satisfied with their young recruits, a not insignificant minority are not. The next chart shows what proportion of employers (who have recruited a young person) have found their young recruits to be poorly prepared for a variety of reasons. The overwhelming factors are experience and attitude or motivation. Of … Continue reading
e-literacy | A key skill
The Horizon Report is an annual publication of the trends and technological for education. It is published by the New Media Consortium. According to the Report, “digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession.” It then identifies trends and critical challenges (quotes). Trends People expect to … Continue reading
India | 25% of the world’s new workers in the next decade | Literacy rate rise to 74.04 % | More women satisfied with their current jobs than men
Demographics | India : 25% of the world’s new workers in the next decade will be Indian “A demographic advantage does not mean more people; it means more prosperous and productive people. What is happening in India demographically is not once a decade or once in a millennium but once in the lifetime of a … Continue reading
Skills Gap | Europe : One in five 15-year-olds in Europe lack basic reading and writing skills
The European Commission has set up an independent group of experts on literacy chaired by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. EU Ministers have set a target of reducing the share of pupils with difficulties in reading, maths and science to fewer than 15% by 2020. “The launch of this group marks the start of a … Continue reading
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