Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Returns to education
Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) measurement program
Habitus
Non-formal learning
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Returns to education
Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) measurement program
Beschreibung:
This study provides an empirical analysis of the significance of self-directedness in learning in the labor market and further pursuit of education and training among adults in two high-income (Germany, U.S) and two middle-income countries (Vietnam, Yunnan China). We find substantial gaps in the self-directedness measures between low- and high-SES workers. Additionally, self-directedness in learning is rewarded in the labor market in Yunnan and Vietnam. Those who are motivated to learn and are resilient are more likely to pursue further learning opportunities in the high-income countries, as well as in Yunnan China where adult learning opportunities are severely lacking.