The Evolution of Socio-Economic Disparities in Literacy Skills from Age 15 to Age 27 in 20 Countries

Autor/inn/en	Borgonovi, Francesca; Pokropek, Artur
Titel	The Evolution of Socio-Economic Disparities in Literacy Skills from Age 15 to Age 27 in 20 Countries
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 47 (2021) 6, S.1560-1586 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Borgonovi, Francesca)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1002/berj.3738
Schlagwörter	Social Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Literacy; Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Young Adults; Parent Background; Achievement Gap; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC); Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Unterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Schulleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Elternhaus
Abstract	This study contributes to the literature by examining the evolution of socio-economic disparities in literacy skills between age 15 and 27. It uses combined cross-sectional data from the Programme for International Student Assessment and the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies in 20 countries and adopts a synthetic cohort approach. In the article we examine if there are differences in the evolution of socio-economic disparities in literacy between the teenage years and young adulthood among high-achieving students (90th percentile) and among low-achieving students (10th percentile) and compare differences across education systems. We used parental education as an indicator of socio-economic status. Findings indicate that on average, disparities in literacy skills observed at age 15 widen by 15% of a standard deviation by age 27. Such increase is determined by a more pronounced growth in achievement among individuals with tertiary educated parents than among individuals whose parents did not complete tertiary education. The increase in socio-economic gaps between age 15 and 27 is more pronounced among low-achieving students. The group that improves the most between age 15 and 27 is low-achieving individuals with tertiary educated parents. We find that socio-economic differences in educational attainment, NEET status and use of skills at home and in the workplace explain a large part of socio-economic disparities in literacy achievement among young adults. Although countries with above-average disparities at age 15 tend to also display above-average disparities at age 27, we identify differences across countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01