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Age, Period, and Cohort Effects on Adult Literacy Skills in the United States
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Yamashita, Takashi; Smith, Thomas J.; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Adult Literacy Education, 2023
Adult literacy skills are critical assets of individuals as well as societies in terms of economic (e.g., human capital) and social well-being. Thus, it is important to monitor the long-term trends and sources of skill gain/loss. Yet, temporal sources of adult literacy skill variation are understudied. The current study analyzed three comparable,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Human Capital, Surveys, Adults