Essays about: "Adult literacy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words Adult literacy.

1. 11. Men and Women’s Return to Cognitive Skills. : Evidence from PIAAC.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Sowa; [2014]
   Keywords : Gender wage differences; cognitive skills; PIAAC; Mincer Equation; Human Capital; OLS; survey data; jackknife;

   Abstract : Do men and women receive different pay-offs, in terms of wage, from cognitive skills in the Swedish labor market? To answer this, the classical Mincer equation is expanded with a variable for cognitive skills (literacy and numeracy) and an interaction term between being a male and cognitive skills to be able to distinguish the actual difference in pay-off. I use data from OECD’s PIAAC survey of adult skills, which provides a unique opportunity to examine gender pay-off differences concerning cognitive skills. READ MORE

3. 12. Gross Domestic Product Growth Correlations : Multi Country Study with Focus on China and India

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Varun Nayyar; [2014]
   Keywords : GDP; Growth; Literacy; Inequality; Innovation; Logistics; Corruption; FDI; Service share of GDP;

   Abstract : Analyses of the dependence of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates on seven variables; Logistic Performance (LGI), Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Adult Literacy Rate (ADLR), Gini Index (GI), % Service Share of the GDP (SSG) and Global Innovation Index (GII) have been performed in this study. A regression model has been presented where growth rate is taken as a function of seven factors. READ MORE

4. 13. The Politics of Literacy in Sweden 1949–2013 : A Governmentality Studies Perspective

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Naomi Smedberg; [2014]
   Keywords : literacy; expertise; knowledge; government regulation; citizenship; läs- och skrivkunnighet; kunskapsteori; styrning; medborgarskap;

   Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis is to trace examples of political rationality and governmental technologies in a selection of final reports of Swedish Public State Inquiries (SOU) where literacy and related concepts are fea-tured. I make use of the governmentality studies perspective developed by Nikolas Rose and colleagues. READ MORE

5. 14. The Effect of Female Education on Human Development and Economic Growth : A Study of Human Capital Formation in developing countries

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Pegah Jalilian; [2012]
   Keywords : Human Development; Female Education; MDG; Economic growth;

   Abstract : According to the different studies, there is a strong correlation between (GDP) per capita as the index of economic growth and indicators of human development such as life expectancy, infant mortality, adult literacy, political and civil rights. Based on Millennium Development Goals, which is a program made by UN to reduce extreme poverty and improve human development in developing countries, we can find the indicator of which has key role and affect the other goals of human development directly and clearly. READ MORE

6. 15. Relations, Methods and Motivation : A Case Study of the Professional Competence of Literacy Trainers in Sudan

   University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Helena Colliander; [2012]
   Keywords : Literacy; Adult Education; Training Trainers;

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