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Travelling Hopefully? The Employment Outcomes of Skills for Life Numeracy Learners. Research Report

出版	National Research and Development Centre for adult literacy and numeracy, 2009
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OJkytAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The UK government's strategy to improve adult literacy and numeracy in England, Skills for Life, has raised the profile of adult numeracy as never before and makes a strong connection between learning, qualifications and employability, but there is as yet no evidence of the outcome of numeracy tuition for adults in terms of employability. This project is an attempt to shed light on this important issue, from the perspective of former numeracy learners. The study investigated the employment outcomes of adults who had attended and subsequently left Skills for life numeracy tuition, in order to gather evidence of the effect of numeracy tuition on their employment outcomes and employability. Respondents felt that, through attendance at adult numeracy classes, they had improved significantly in terms of: self-esteem; perceived improvement in basic skills; and attitude towards education and training. There is a need for further research in this area. Table of contents: * Introduction * Employability in public policy * What the research literature tells us (Employment rates and effects on earnings, economic wellbeing and social inclusion. Differential effects of levels of literacy and numeracy on employability in men and women. The need for numeracy in the workplace. Returns to society and employers. Individuals' perceptions of their numeracy and their actual levels. Learners' motivation and perceptions) * Research design and methods * Results (The learners. Learners' motivations for going on a Skills for Life numeracy course. Numeracy, confidence and employability) * Appendix 1: Learner profile * Appendix 2: Learner interview schedule * Appendix 3: The sample.