This work draws on the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey. Last year a first review was conducted on the PIAAC Numeracy Framework (Tout. et al., 2017). In 2018 and 2019 the framework for the second cycle of PIAAC will be developed. This second cycle of the …

We are well into the 21st century now and the urgency for lifelong learning is growing especially regarding numeracy. There are major societal and policy pressures on education to prepare citizens for a complex and technologized society, in literature referred to as “21st century skills” (Voogt & ParejaRoblin, …

One of the core elements of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a survey of adult skills. The survey measures adults’ proficiency in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments. Furthermore, the survey gathers data on how adults …

Starting with a quick and dirty trial at Fab8 in Wellington, New Zeeland, the Fab Lab community has produced a considerable body of research over the past seven years. Together with colleagues Betty Barrett, Tomas Diez and Cindy Kohtala I’ve been carefully developing this endeavour to collect and present …

Este trabajo de investigación examina la situación actual de las desigualdades sociales en América Latina. Dos países concretos, Brasil y Colombia, sirven para el estudio y comparación de casos. El objetivo principal es intentar definir las causas por las que persisten las grandes desigualdades de ingreso …

Hoofdstuk 1 in Desarrollo y características de los diarios gratuitos en España van Ma Rosa Berganza Conde [et al.] Pocos paises en Europa-o incluso en el mundo- han vicedo una revolution en su prens diaria impresa comparable al lo sucedido en España en la primera decada del siglo XXI: La circulation …