Sökning: "International Adult Literacy Survey"

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1. 1. Learning for well being : Studies using the International Adult Literacy Survey

   Författare :Richard Desjardins; Albert Tuijnman; Kjell Rubenson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lifelong learning; lifewide learning; human capital; literacy skills; International Adult Literacy Survey; benefits of learning; learning outcomes; Education; Pedagogik;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is a collection of five independent but closely related studies. The overall purpose is to approach the analysis of learning outcomes from a perspective that combines three major elements, namely lifelonglifewide learning, human capital, and the benefits of learning. LÄS MER

3. 2. Att hantera läskrav i arbetet : om industriarbetare med läs- och skrivsvårigheter

   Författare :Anna-Lena Eriksson-Gustavsson; Mats Myrberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :reading; writing; literacy demands; strategies; adult literacy; work-place literacy; industrial workers; reading and writing disabilities; Läs- och skrivsvårigheter; industriarbetare; Sverige; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : In our society, as in most societies of the world, learning to read and write is a self-evident part of the individual's development and socialisation into functional adult life. In the International Adult Literacy Survey study, 1994-1998 literacy was defined as "the ability to process information used in everyday life, at work, at home, and as a citizen". LÄS MER

4. 3. Literacy proficiency, earnings, and recurrent training : a ten country comparative study

   Författare :Emmanuel Boudard; Max van der Kamp; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adult education; Continuing education; Vuxenutbildning; Livslångt lärande;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of the study is to theorise on participation in recurrent training and to estimate a statistical model. The main focus is the links between latent variables, such as observed skills based on literacy proficiency, firm size, literacy practices at work and at home, and other latent correlates, such as educational attainment, labour force status, experience, occupational status and earnings. LÄS MER

5. 4. Att läsa : -ett behov, -ett krav, -en nödvändighet : en analys av den första internationellt jämförande studien av vuxnas förmåga att förstå och använda skriftlig information :  International Adult Literacy Survey = [Reading] : [-a need, a requirement, a necessity]

   Författare :Anna-Lena Eriksson-Gustavsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :IALS; international comparative study; adults reading ability; adults reading habits; education; reading diaries; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : This is a presentation and an analysis of the International Adult Literacy Survey, IALS, the first international comparative study of reading ability and reading habits among adults. The study was carried out in seven countries in Europe and North America during 1994 och 1995. LÄS MER

7. 5. Litteracitet och visuella texter : Studier om lärare och kortutbildade deltagare i sfi

   Författare :Qarin Franker; Monica Axelsson; Yvonne Eriksson; Christopher Stroud; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; adult basic literacy education; election posters; literacies; model reader; multimodality; reading paths; repertoire; second language; social semiotics; Swedish language programme for immigrants sfi ; visual texts; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet; Education in Languages and Language Development; utbildningsvetenskap med inriktning mot språk och språkutveckling;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to contribute to the growing body of knowledge concerning the adult basic literacy education in the Nordic countries and broaden research on literacy from its traditional focus on verbal texts to include images and visual texts. The thesis comprises a research survey concerning adult literacy and two empirical, exploratory studies focusing on the use of visual texts in the basic Swedish language programme for adult immigrants, Svenskundervisning för invandrare (sfi). LÄS MER