Country Differences in Numeracy Skills: How Do They Vary by Job Characteristics and Education Levels?

Autor/inn/en	Støren, Liv Anne; Lundetrae, Kjersti; Børing, Pål
Titel	Country Differences in Numeracy Skills: How Do They Vary by Job Characteristics and Education Levels?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 37 (2018) 5, S.578-597 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Støren, Liv Anne) ORCID (Lundetrae, Kjersti) ORCID (Børing, Pål)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2018.1554718
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Numeracy; Mathematics Skills; Occupational Information; Educational Attainment; Job Skills; Employees; International Assessment; Cultural Capital; Immigrants; Europe; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Netherlands; Norway; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Rechenkompetenz; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Berufsinformation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Produktive Fertigkeit; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Europa; Belgien; Dänemark; Finnland; Frankreich; Niederlande; Norwegen; Großbritannien
Abstract	To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of maintenance and further development of pre-existing skills, this is explored by applying data on numeracy skills among employed persons in seven European countries participating in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). Regression analyses are used to examine the extent to which numeracy skills vary with job characteristics and education levels across the seven countries, when controlling for industrial sector, work hours, demographic variables (gender, age, Western and Non-Western immigrant background), cultural capital (books at home and parental education level). The findings indicate that job characteristics and the individuals' educational level have large and equal statistical impact on the total skills variation in the seven countries. However, regarding the country- differences, variations in education level play a lesser role than job characteristics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01