Vendeur : Borkert, Schwarz und Zerfaß GbR, Berlin, Allemagne
Originalbroschur. Etat : Sehr gut. 87 S. mit graph. Darst. Gebraucht, aber gut erhalten. - Inhalt: LITERACY AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN CONTEXT: Skills and economic performance in the new global economy -- Literacy and the workforce -- The rise of the concept of functional literacy -- Functional literacy -- Notes and references -- THE SCOPE OF THE LITERACY PROBLEM IN INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS: The development of direct literacy assessment surveys in the United States -- Canada: The first nation-wide Literacy Assessment Survey -- Publicity produces a literacy assessment in France -- Action precedes assessment in the United Kingdom -- Notes and references -- REMEDIAL INTERVENTIONS BY PUBLIC SECTOR AND VOLUNTARY INSTITUTIONS: The lack of federal leadership and the limits of decentralization: The politics of literacy in the United States -- Decentralization and local experimentation: The federal and provincial roles in Canada Reconciling national guidelines with local autonomy: Adult education and adult literacy in Sweden -- Searching for an appropriate delivery model: The fight for literacy in France -- The United Kingdom's "bottom-up" literacy movement -- Awaiting national awareness: The Federal Republic of Germany -- Overview -- Notes and References -- LITERACY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND GROWTH: CONTEXTUAL REMEDIAL LITERACY TRAINING: The economic cost of illiteracy -- Union participation -- Curriculum reform -- Restructuring work as a training strategy -- Learner-centered strategies -- Overview -- Notes and references -- CANADA'S SURVEY OF LITERACY SKILLS USED IN DAILY ACTIVITIES: SURVEY PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES, Alvin Satin, Karen Kelly, Gilles Montigny and Stan Jones : Background -- Survey objectives and data requirements of Canada's Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities (LSUDA) -- Conceptualizing literacy -- Data collection instruments and methods -- The functional literacy continuum -- Measuring functional literacy -- Conclusion -- Notes and references -- DIRECT VERSUS PROXY MEASURES OF ADULT FUNCTIONAL LITERACY: A PRELIMINARY RE-EXAMINATION, David Neice and Margaret Adsett, with Wesley Rodney: Purpose -- Concepts -- The use of proxy measures -- Direct assessment and the Statistics Canada Survey of Literacy Skills -- LSUDA reading skill levels and educational attainment -- LSUDA reading skill levels and self-assessment of literacy skills -- LSUDA reading skill levels and frequency of reading -- LSUDA reading skill levels and self-assessment of adequacy of workplace literacy skills -- LSUDA reading skill levels and other proxy indicators -- Conclusion -- Notes and references. ISBN 9264135979 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 136. N° de réf. du vendeur 987538
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