An exploration of U.S. adults’ information processing skills and political efficacy

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dc.contributor.authorSaal, Leah Katherine
dc.contributor.authorYamashita, Takashi
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Donita M.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Kristen H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-28T15:07:34Z
dc.date.available2019-10-28T15:07:34Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-04
dc.description.abstractIn our current era of fake news and (dis)information, understanding the association between information processing skills and political efficacy in the U.S. is a significant inquiry for adult and continuing education. Data from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) was used to explore relationships between U.S. participants’ information processing skills and political efficacy. We further analyzed whether the relationship varied across levels of civic engagement, formal educational attainment, immigrant status, or the range of books in the home. The results illustrate that higher levels of literacy, numeracy, and PS-TRE are associated with higher political efficacy for U.S. participants. Our research is framed in both cognitive and critical lenses, and we provide implications for practice in adult and continuing education settings.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.en
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1477971419852750en
dc.format.extent39 pagesen
dc.genrejounal articles postprintsen
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m29o1a-t6fe
dc.identifier.citationSaal, Leah Katherine, Takashi Yamashita, Donita M Shaw, and Kristen H Perry. “An Exploration of U.S. Adults’ Information Processing Skills and Political Efficacy.” Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, (June 2019). doi:10.1177/1477971419852750.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177%2F1477971419852750
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/15979
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSAGE Journalsen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Sociology and Anthropology Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.rights©2019 Sage
dc.subjectpolitical efficacyen
dc.subjectcivic engagementen
dc.subjectinformation processing skillsen
dc.subjectdemocractic educationen
dc.subjectPIAACen
dc.subjectliteracyen
dc.subjectnumeracyen
dc.subjectproblem solving in technology rich environmentsen
dc.subjectcivic educationen
dc.subjectcivic literacyen
dc.subjectassessmenten
dc.titleAn exploration of U.S. adults’ information processing skills and political efficacyen
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