Adult education participation in North America: international perspectives

This study uses information gathered from twenty countries through the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) to explore the factors that shape a country's capacity and willingness to provide literacy and skills development training to adults aged 16 to 65. As part of their analysis of the IALS data, the authors present fifteen indicators of participation in adult education. These indicators allow readers to compare training in North America to other advanced countries. The study looks at what needs to be done to ensure that all adults have access to the training that they require to funct ... Show more

Authors: Tuijnman, Albert C.; Boudard, Emmanuel

Corporate authors: Statistics Canada

Published: Ottawa, Ontario, Statistics Canada, 2001

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 79 p.

Access item: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-574-x/89-574-x1998001-eng.pdf Request Item from NCVER

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Subjects: LiteracyParticipationAdult and community educationResearchStatisticsWorkforce developmentTeaching and learning

Keywords: Adult educationComparative analysisSurveyAdult learningWorkplace learningEducationTraining

Geographic subjects: North AmericaUnited StatesCanada

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