Research and Markets: Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/50510d/literacy_for_life) has announced the addition of OECD Publishing 's new report "Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey" to their offering.

“Literacy for Life: Further Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey”

Literacy for Life is the second report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. It presents additional results on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term.

It offers new insights into the factors that influence the formation of adult skills in various settings - at home and at work - for the eleven countries participating in the first and last round of data collection between 2003 and 2008. The study offers comparative evidence on the impact of various factors on the supply of skill. The study offers a special focus on numeracy skills and problem solving skills. It explores the relationships between numeracy and key socio-demographic factors as well as labour market outcomes and earnings.

It highlights the importance of problem solving skills by defining this foundational skill and by exploring its determinants as well as its relative role in influencing important labour market outcomes.

The report offers also an analysis of performance across multiple skill domains. It investigates the skill profiles of various population groups defined in terms of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of those who score at levels deemed to be low in one or more skill domains and explores the resulting consequences.

Key Topics Covered:

Introduction
Chapter 1. Antecedents and Objectives of the ALL Survey
Chapter 2. Comparative Profiles of Adult Skills
Chapter 3. Skills and Valued Economic and Social Outcomes
Chapter 4. Adult Numeracy Skills
Chapter 5. Adult Problem Solving Skills
Chapter 6. Performance in Multiple Skill Domains
Chapter 7. Skill Mismatch in the Labour Market and Adult Learning
Annex

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