Literacy and numeracy demands and usage in the workplace

This research focuses on the demand for and use of literacy and numeracy skills in low paid work. The motivation for the research is to examine the assumption, widely espoused by policy makers, that literacy and numeracy skills are vital at all levels of the labour market and that deficiencies in these skills are the source of widespread economic problems. The primary aim of this study is to understand the extent to which employees in low paid occupations use literacy and numeracy skills in their work. Alongside this, the research considers the extent of mismatch between the skills of employee ... Show more

Authors: Higgins, Tom

Published: Cardiff, Wales, Cardiff University, 2016

Resource type: Thesis

Physical description: ix, 272 p.

Access item: http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/98419/

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