Occupational literacy as a variable construct in the mineral extraction/energy and service industries
This study of workplace literacy practices of 81 employees in the mineral extraction/energy and tourist-related industries in a southwestern Wyoming county utilized the Diehl-Mikulecky Job Literacy Survey. The purpose of the study was to determine if Diehl's (1980) findings regarding occupational literacy would generalize to mineral extraction/energy and service occupations. A literacy profile which included three components was developed. These components were attitudinal/behavioral dispositions, literacy demands of the job, and the literacy competency of workers. The results of the study indicated that almost all workers report some reading and writing done in the workplace, with a mean work reading time for the sample of 91 minutes per day. Job literacy demands were found to be related to the level of occupational success but generally only those workers in the lowest quartile of success factors had significantly lower literacy demands. Job reading competency correlated with general reading competency, attitude towards the job, and job reading interest/comfort.
- Research Organization:
- Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6414959
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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