Using profiles of human and social capital to understand adult immigrants' education needs: A latent class approach

Using profiles of human and social capital to understand adult immigrants' education needs A latent class approach

With the U.S. adult education system providing education services to millions of immigrants annually, understanding the unique skills and assets among adult immigrant learners is important. Using data from the U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this study used data...

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Published in:Adult education quarterly Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 3 - 23
Main Author: Gray, Calonie M. K
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-02-2019
Subjects:
Adult Education
Adults
Educational Needs
Einwanderer
Erwachsenenbildung
Erwachsener
Human Capital
Humankapital
Immigrants
Kompetenz
Migration
Multivariate Analysis
Profiles
Projekt
Social Capital
Sozialkapital
Vereinigte Staaten
Weiterbildungsangebot
adult immigrants
social capital
human capital
PIAAC
adult education
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Summary:With the U.S. adult education system providing education services to millions of immigrants annually, understanding the unique skills and assets among adult immigrant learners is important. Using data from the U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this study used data on immigrants (n = 1,873) to identify latent classes along dimensions of human and social capital. Latent class analysis indicated five discrete profiles: High Opportunity, Upskill Ready, Satisfactorily Skilled, Motivated and Engaged, and Highly Skilled. The results provide support for using customized education approaches to capitalize on the collection of assets adult learners have while concurrently increasing education service providers’ capacity to serve.
ISSN:0741-7136
0001-8481
1552-3047
DOI:10.1177/0741713618802271