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Peer reviewedScales, Alice M.; Rhee, Ock – Reading Psychology, 2001
Examines the reading habits and patterns of White and Asian American adults. Hypothesizes that when grouped by demographic variables, participants' responses about their reading habits and patterns would not differ. Concludes that gender, race, and education were predictors for participants' reading habits; education and race were predictors for…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Download full textScales, Alice M.; Zikri, Lawrence B. – 1986
Investigating the reading habits of adults in Egypt, East Africa, a study examined 294 Egyptians (233 males and 61 females) in post-secondary education in Cairo, and in the industrial cities of Shopra El-Khema, and Impapa, El-Giza. Marital status, sex, and occupation were used to group the subjects. Subjects completed a 29-item questionnaire…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Blue Collar Occupations, Developing Nations, Females
