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PIAAC: Focusing Adult Learning on Building Adult Competence[Note 1. I would like to thank Jaleh Soroui, the director ...]
Author(s) -
Stein Sondra Gayle
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.20238
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , adult literacy , adult education , adult learning , literacy , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , social psychology
This chapter describes how PIAAC's concept of competency‐in‐use can support literacy policy and practice focused on adult learners’ real needs.