International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS): An analysis of international comparisons of adult literacy

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Blum ◽  
Harvey Goldstein ◽  
France Guérin-Pace
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
International Adult Literacy Survey

The Role of Wage and Skill Differences in US-German Employment Differences / Die Bedeutung von Lohn- und Qualifikationsunterschieden für die deutschen-amerikanischen Beschäftigungsunterschiede

1999 ◽  
Vol 219 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Freeman ◽  
Ronald Schettkat
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Labor Demand ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Unskilled Labour ◽  
The Us ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
International Adult Literacy Survey

SummaryThe most popular explanation for greater job creation in the US than in Germany is that greater dispersion of wages coupled with less regulations governing the labour market and the product market in the US has induced firms to employ many less skilled workers. While popular, these explanations turn out to be difficult to prove empirically.Based on the Comparative German American Structural Database and the International Adult Literacy Survey we find that:1. Employment rates differ more than unemployment rates by skill levels and overall.2. German and US relative pay by level of skill was similar in 1970 but diverged in the 1980s.3. The German work force is more skilled than the US work force especially at the lower skill levels.4. The employment of skilled to unskilled labour within industries is unrelated to country differences in skill premium but changes in relatives wages are related to changes in relative employment.5. The differing dispersion of wages is not a major contributor to differences in employment rates between Germany and the US. The jobs problem in Germany is not primarily one of relative labor demand but of demand for labor in general.

scholarly journals Maori Literacy: Its Influence on Earnings and Jobs

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Chapple
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes ◽  
English Literacy ◽  
International Adult Literacy Survey

In terms of explaining the gap between Maori and non-Maori labour market outcomes, little attention has been given to literacy. Yet the 1977 New Zealand International Adult Literacy Survey showed that Maori tested English literacy was considerably lower than that of non-Maori in Prose, Document and Quantitative domains. The paper examines the links between Maori ethnicity, literacy and employment prospects and levels if earnings using cross-tabulations and multi-variate techniques on unit data.

scholarly journals Schulversagen als ungenügende Kompetenzen im Lesen und Rechnen

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-242
Author(s):  
Philipp Notter
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Sekundarstufe I ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
International Adult Literacy Survey

Der Beitrag betrachtet Schulversagen als ungenügende Kompetenzen im Lesen und Rechnen nach langjährigem Schulbesuch. Er analysiert dazu die Ergebnisse des «International Adult Literacy Survey», der die Lese- und Rechenkompetenzen in der erwachsenen Bevölkerung untersuchte. Zwei Fragen stellen sich: 1. Wie verbreitet sind ungenügende Lese- und Rechenkompetenzen in der Schweiz, und 2. Muss man die Personengruppe, die höchstens eine Ausbildung auf Sekundarstufe I abgeschlossen hat, als Risiko-Gruppe betrachten? Von der einheimischen Bevölkerung weisen ca. 14 Prozent mindestens in einem der drei untersuchten Bereiche für die heutige Gesellschaft ungenügende Kompetenzen auf. Zwar nimmt dieser Prozentsatz bei den jüngeren Personen ab, doch weisen immer noch ca. 6 Prozent der jüngeren Personen mindestens in einem Bereich ungenügende Kompetenzen auf. Bei den Personen, die höchstens eine Ausbildung auf der Sekundarstufe I abgeschlossen haben, weisen ca. 39 Prozent in mindestens einem Bereich ungenügende Kompetenzen auf. Diese Gruppe muss damit als Risiko-Gruppe betrachtet werden.

scholarly journals Literacy Skills and Schooling from the International Adult Literacy Survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-203
Author(s):  
Kwangho Jung
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Language Background ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
International Adult Literacy Survey

In the information age, literacy skills are becoming increasingly important in the knowledge economy. The use of new technologies in everyday life, changing demands in the labor market, and participation in the globalization process all require higher literacy skills. Although literacy skills are related factors such as demographic characteristics, ethnicity, and language background, schooling has been perceived as a key determinant of literacy skills. This paper reviews important texts in the area of literacy skills and schooling. In addition, relying on the IALS data, this paper identifies relationships between schooling and literacy skills in 20 countries. The article concludes with a discussion of policy implications for improving literacy skills and future research for nonlinear relationships between schooling and literacy skills and endogenous effects of schooling on literacy skills.

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