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.

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利用人力和社会资本状况来了解成年移民的教育需求：一种潜在的阶级方法

随着美国成人教育系统每年向成千上万的移民提供教育服务，了解成年移民学习者的独特技能和资产非常重要。利用美国国际成人能力评估计划的数据，本研究使用了移民数据（n = 1,873）来识别沿人力和社会资本维度的潜在类别。潜在类别的分析表明有五个离散的方面：高机会，提高技能准备，熟练技能，积极进取和投入以及高技能。结果为使用定制的教育方法来利用成年学习者所拥有的资产的资产提供了支持，同时又提高了教育服务提供商的服务能力。