TY - JOUR
T1 - How adult skills are configured?
AU - Scandurra, Rosario
AU - Calero, Jorge
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - © 2019 Elsevier Ltd This article examines the relationship between family background, education, skills use and direct measures of literacy skills in five countries: the United States, Japan, Germany, Denmark and Spain. The main aim is to contribute to the research on skills acquisition by providing a comprehensive analysis of literacy skills. We employ a structural equation modelling and use PIAAC data. Results show that skills are configured in a highly complex manner and that significant differences emerge across the five countries, reflecting their historical and institutional characteristics. Intergenerational transmission of educational inequality is a crucial factor in shaping skills outcomes, although this factor varies considerably between countries. The effects of family background, educational attainment, and skills use in daily life on literacy respond to country specific equilibria.
AB - © 2019 Elsevier Ltd This article examines the relationship between family background, education, skills use and direct measures of literacy skills in five countries: the United States, Japan, Germany, Denmark and Spain. The main aim is to contribute to the research on skills acquisition by providing a comprehensive analysis of literacy skills. We employ a structural equation modelling and use PIAAC data. Results show that skills are configured in a highly complex manner and that significant differences emerge across the five countries, reflecting their historical and institutional characteristics. Intergenerational transmission of educational inequality is a crucial factor in shaping skills outcomes, although this factor varies considerably between countries. The effects of family background, educational attainment, and skills use in daily life on literacy respond to country specific equilibria.
KW - Education
KW - Literacy
KW - OECD
KW - Skills
KW - Structural equation model
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/adult-skills-configured
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijer.2019.06.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ijer.2019.06.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0883-0355
VL - 99
JO - International Journal of Educational Research
JF - International Journal of Educational Research
M1 - 101441
ER -