Low Literacy
Tags: LITERACY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory)
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- Madrasah Education. EVANS, ALEXANDER // Harvard International Review;Fall2008, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p58
The article discusses the parents' choice of sending their children to madrasahs or Islamic schools in South Asia. For conservative parents, a religious education for one child is appealing, given the opportunities those parents think their children are likely to get to make a living. From Dhaka...
- Quantitative Literacy and the Likelihood of Employment Among Young Adults in the United States. Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. // Journal of Human Resources;Spring92, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p313
This paper examines the effects of quantitative literacy on the likelihood of employment among young adults in the United States. The data set used is the 1985 Young Adult Literacy Assessment Survey. This survey of persons 21 to 25 years old makes available scores achieved by individuals sampled...
- Reading the Writing On the Wall. Lewis, Anne C. // Phi Delta Kappan;Mar88, Vol. 69 Issue 7, p468
Comments on the problem of illiteracy in the U.S. Standards of literacy in the workplace; Effects of the lack of basic skills among employees on job loss and job security; Emphasis on the problem of minimal literacy; Development of adult-literacy programs that imitate the methods of regular...
- New Jersey's literacy gap. // Business News New Jersey;11/16/98, Vol. 11 Issue 41, p12
Editorial. Comments on New Jersey's literacy gap. United States Department of Labor's reported increase in productivity; Low levels of literacy among adults in the state which has repercussions on their employment potential.
- Images, politics and multiliteracies: Using a visual metalanguage. Callow, Jon // Australian Journal of Language & Literacy;Feb2006, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p7
The article focuses on the need and advantages of multiliteracies in relation to a research that describes how a year six class tackled the topic of democracy through the study and production of a range of written, visual and multimodal texts. It informs that the students used a visual...
- MAKING THE GRADE. Miliband, David // People Management;11/21/2002, Vol. 8 Issue 23, p25
Comments on the ability of education systems in Great Britain to prepare the youth for the world of work. Details of an inquiry conducted by the Department of Education and Skills on A-level grading; Reason behind the introduction of A- and AS-levels in the Curriculum 2000 reforms;...
- Recently-Completed Primary Research. // Adult Basic Education & Literacy Journal;Summer2010, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p117
The article summarizes several studies related to adult education. One study examines prior learning assessment (PLA) and adult education student outcomes. Another study focuses on the models of reading component skills in low-literate adults. One study examines the association of the digital...
- ITEA Placement Service. // Technology Teacher;Apr2005, Vol. 64 Issue 7, p3
The article informs about the International Technology Education Association's (ITEA's) placement services. ITEA individual members can place their resumes on the ITEA Web site free of charge for two months, and schools, colleges, and universities can post position openings for $100 for one...
- WOMEN IN PENNSYLVANIA'S FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS: EFFECTS OF PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS ON EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION. Askov, Eunice N.; Kassab, Cathy; Weirauch, Drucilla // Adult Basic Education;Fall2005, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p131
Using the database from the Pennsylvania statewide evaluation of family literacy programs, researchers studied types of participation in the adult education component engaged in by various subgroups of clientele. Adult education achievement (as measured by standardized tests) was related to the...
