Participation and Independence with Low Literacy: Selected Findings of the LEO 2018 Survey on Low Literacy in Germany

Autor/inn/en	Buddeberg, Klaus; Dutz, Gregor; Heilmann, Lisanne; Stammer, Christopher; Grotlüschen, Anke
Titel	Participation and Independence with Low Literacy: Selected Findings of the LEO 2018 Survey on Low Literacy in Germany
Quelle	In: Adult Literacy Education, 3 (2021) 3, S.19-34 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2642-3669
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Literacy; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Surveys; Adults; Adult Education; Technological Literacy; Health Behavior; Access to Health Care; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Personal Autonomy; Political Attitudes; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Technisches Wissen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Individuelle Autonomie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Deutschland
Abstract	This paper presents findings by the "LEO Survey 2018 -- Living with Low Literacy." It found that in Germany 12.1% of the adult population (aged between 18 and 64 years) have low literacy skills. This paper questions existing assumptions about the everyday life of adults with low literacy. Based on variables on everyday practices, we work out in which areas of life low literacy leads to exclusion from participation -- specifically in terms of health, politics, and digital practices. While our analysis did not find an exclusion in online writing, it revealed differences in the autonomy and in the ability to understand information and to assess its trustworthiness for adults with low literacy skills. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01