Can we close gaps in literacy by social background over the life course? Evidence from synthetic 1950-1980 birth cohorts.

Autor/in	Chmielewski, Anna K.
Institution	OECD / Directorate for Education and Skills
Titel	Can we close gaps in literacy by social background over the life course? Evidence from synthetic 1950-1980 birth cohorts. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Können wir Lücken in der Lese- und Schreibfähigkeit aufgrund der sozialen Herkunft im Lebensverlauf schließen? Erkenntnisse über die synthetischen Geburtskohorten 1950-1980.
Quelle	Paris (2018), 73 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	OECD education working papers. 178
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
DOI	10.1787/c105422d-en
Schlagwörter	Bildungschance; Chancengleichheit; Soziale Ungleichheit; Kompetenzmessung; Alter; Belgien; Chancengleichheit; Dänemark; Deutschland; England; Erwachsener; Finnland; Großbritannien; Irland; Kanada; Lesen; Niederlande; Norwegen; Soziale Ungleichheit; Berufliche Integration; Nordirland; Schweden; USA; Schreiben; Internationaler Vergleich; Lesen; Schreiben; Berufliche Integration; Qualifikationsdefizit; Qualifikationsverwertung; Altersabhängigkeit; Internationaler Vergleich; Alter; Kompetenzentwicklung; Erwachsener; Belgien; Deutschland; Dänemark; England; Finnland; Großbritannien; Irland; Kanada; Niederlande; Nordirland; Norwegen; Schweden; Tschechische Republik; USA
Abstract	"It is well-known that there are large disparities in academic achievement between children of different socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. This study examines the evolution of disparities in literacy skills between adults of different SES backgrounds. It compares countries' patterns in the evolution of disparities in literacy by SES background as cohorts age and asks which patterns of educational and labour force participation predict a narrowing rather than a widening of these disparities. Since there is no international longitudinal study of skills across the entire adult life span, this study uses three cross-sectional international adult studies (International Adult Literacy Survey, Adult Literacy and Life skills and Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) and matches birth years to create synthetic cohorts. Results indicate that there is large cross-national variation in the evolution of skills disparities associated with SES background. Disparities in literacy proficiency tend to widen when SES disparities in high school completion, professional and blue-collar employment increase. Disparities narrow when workers exit the labour force, a finding that is explained by the large inequalities in the employment experiences of individuals from different SES backgrounds, measured by differences in use of literacy skills at work. These results help to explain cross-national variation in the evolution of skills disparities by SES background, which has implications for policies aimed at closing skills gaps over the life course." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/1