Learning a living. First results of the adult literacy and life skills survey.

Institution	OECD
Titel	Learning a living. First results of the adult literacy and life skills survey. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Lebenslanges Lernen. Erste Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung über die Lese- und grundlegenden Kompetenzen von Erwachsenen.
Quelle	Paris: OECD (2005), 332 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	92-64-01038-6
Schlagwörter	Kompetenz; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Wissensgesellschaft; Bildungschance; Bildungsniveau; Chancengleichheit; Formale Bildung; Fähigkeit; Problemlösen; Lebensalter; Lebensbewältigung; Lebenserfahrung; Soziale Interaktion; Generationenbeziehung; Geschlechterbeziehung; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Computernutzung; Neue Technologien; Förderung; Gymnasiale Oberstufe; Informelles Lernen; Wissenserwerb; Sprachfertigkeit; Sprachkompetenz; Gesundheitswesen; Lesefertigkeit; Demografie; Lebensqualität; Migration; Sozioökonomische Lage; Hausarbeit; Einkommen; Wettbewerb; Wirtschaft; Berufliche Fortbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitskraft; Arbeitslosigkeit; Arbeitsmarkt; Arbeitsplatz; Berufsanforderung; Schlüsselqualifikation; Statistik; Weiterbildung; Erwachsenenbildung; Lebenslanges Lernen; Alltag; Altersgruppe; Lebensleistung; Welt; Absolvent; Erwachsener; Jugendlicher; Migrant; OECD-Staaten
Abstract	[This] first report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, presents new evidence on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the past decade. It offers new insights into the factors that influence the formation and loss of adult skills in various settings - at home and at work - for the seven countries participating in the first round of data collection. The study offers the first comparative evidence on the impact of formal adult education and informal learning on the supply of skills. It also provides unique insight into the distribution of information and communication technology skills, and how these have amplified both productivity and wage inequality. Findings point to large differences in the average level and population distribution of skills both within and between countries. Low skills are evident among all adult groups in significant... proportions. Skills vary substantially even at similar levels of educational attainment. Hence some countries are more successful than others in building skills beyond initial schooling. These differences matter because skills are closely associated with economic life chances and quality of life. Improving skills, particularly among those with real life deficits, remains a large challenge. But policy can make a difference. The evidence shows how some countries have succeeded in building high levels of skill in multiple domains. Others have managed to improve the skills of the entire population. Still others have come close to realising lifelong learning for all. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2006/2