Exploring the association between occupational complexity and numeracy

Billington, Mary Genevieve; Foldnes, Njål

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dc.contributor.author	Billington, Mary Genevieve	de
dc.contributor.author	Foldnes, Njål	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-09T07:30:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-09T07:30:11Z
dc.date.issued	2021	de
dc.identifier.issn	2196-0739	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/83749
dc.description.abstract	The basic cognitive skill of numeracy is a recognized form of human capital, associated with economic and social well being for individuals and for nations. In this study, we explore how occupational complexity relates to proficiency in numeracy, among adults in full-time employment. We operationalize occupational complexity by constructing three measures of task complexity: complexity with data, complexity with people and complexity with things. Data from the international OECD survey of adult skills, 2012, is employed to investigate both the distribution of these three dimensions of occupational task complexity and how these relate to numeracy in 13 countries. The analysis indicates that data occupational complexity predicts numeracy scores, when controlling for age, gender and educational level. The findings open for a hypothesis that occupational activities may enhance basic skills in adult populations. If elaborated and supported through further studies this finding has practical implications for workplace organization and contributes to theoretical understandings of the development of basic skills in adults.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Wirtschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Economics	en
dc.subject.ddc	Bildung und Erziehung	de
dc.subject.ddc	Education	en
dc.subject.other	Human capital theory; Numeracy; Skills; Occupational complexity; PIAAC 2012	de
dc.title	Exploring the association between occupational complexity and numeracy	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Large-scale Assessments in Education
dc.source.volume	9	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.subject.classoz	Berufsforschung, Berufssoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology	en
dc.subject.classoz	Bildungswesen quartärer Bereich, Berufsbildung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Vocational Training, Adult Education	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Humankapital	de
dc.subject.thesoz	human capital	en
dc.subject.thesoz	kognitive Fähigkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cognitive ability	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Rechnen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	arithmetic	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Berufsanforderungen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	occupational requirements	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Komplexität	de
dc.subject.thesoz	complexity	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwachsener	de
dc.subject.thesoz	adult	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Belgien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Belgium	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Tschechische Republik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Czech Republic	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Dänemark	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Denmark	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Frankreich	de
dc.subject.thesoz	France	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Italien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Italy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Japan	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Japan	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Südkorea	de
dc.subject.thesoz	South Korea	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Niederlande	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Netherlands	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Norwegen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Norway	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Polen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Poland	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Slowakei	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Slovakia	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Spanien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Spain	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Großbritannien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Great Britain	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwachsenenbildung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	adult education	en
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dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
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dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-021-00112-6	de
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