Gender Differences in Adult Numeracy Skills: What Is the Role of Education?

Autor/in	Cook, Rose
Titel	Gender Differences in Adult Numeracy Skills: What Is the Role of Education?
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 24 (2018) 6-7, S.370-393 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cook, Rose)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
DOI	10.1080/13803611.2018.1540992
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Adults; Numeracy; Mathematics Skills; Disproportionate Representation; Educational Attainment; Equal Education; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Europe; North America; Asia; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Rechenkompetenz; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Europa; Nordamerika; Asien
Abstract	Previous research suggests that as societies empower women educationally, gender differences in numeracy skills will decline. Using direct measures of 56,142 adults' numeracy skills from the Programme for International Assessment for Adult Competencies (PIAAC), this article studies whether this claim is evidenced across 20 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Results show that in many countries, as education has equalised over generations, gender differences in adult numeracy skills have indeed declined. However, women's advances in education have not always been matched by a reduction in the gender difference in adult numeracy. Contrary to expectations, gender differences in fields of study in further and higher education cannot systematically explain gender differences in adult numeracy. This suggests that to achieve gender equality in numeracy skills, societies must do more than empower women educationally. More research is needed on the educational policies, contextual, and life course factors contributing to gender differences in adult numeracy in post-industrial societies. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01