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Bell, T. H. – American Legion Magazine, 1984
As many as 70 million Americans are functionally or marginally illiterate. Among the consequences: disproportionate numbers of illiterates are unemployed, 50 percent of inmates are illiterate, and illiterate parents are more likely to raise illiterate children. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Volunteers
Peer reviewedFagan, William T. – Journal of Reading, 1995
Compares and comments on two recent national surveys of adult literacy standards in the United States and Canada, which move away from reporting the number of literates/illiterates and use levels of literacy proficiency. Notes that different concepts for literacy levels, different types of sampling, and different ways of measuring literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1990
This report describes presentations and discussions at a seminar to bring together research initiatives in the area of functional literacy and to explore appropriate ways of developing policy-driven research in all countries. Opening remarks by representatives of the European Community, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Developed Nations
Creative Research Group, Ltd., Toronto (Ontario). – 1987
This document reports the results of a study of literacy in Canada conducted for the Southam News in 1987. During the study, 2,398 Canadians were surveyed to determine the levels of literacy they possessed and how they coped in society if they were illiterate. The research methodology is based on an assessment of literacy conducted in 1985 by the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Demography
Chmaj, Deborah R., Comp.; Wolde, Menbere, Comp. – 1974
The library collection of Laubach Literacy's organizational papers and reading films, as well as Dr. Frank C. Laubach's papers, are described in this catalogue. The catalogue begins with a brief biography of Frank C. Laubach (1884-1970), then lists Dr. Laubach's forty books by publication date and four books about Dr. Laubach. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bibliographies, Biographical Inventories, Catalogs
Hautecoeur, Jean-Paul, Ed. – 1990
This publication contains 21 reports that explore and document literacy. Following an introduction (Jean-Paul Hautecoeur), the first part deals with literacy in North America. Reports are "Functional Illiteracy and the 'New Literacy'" (Jean-Pierre Velis); "Literacy Policy in Quebec: An Historical Overview" (Jean-Paul…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Download full textSticht, Thomas G.; And Others – 1978
Two separate research reports are presented in this paper. In the first report, we have identified through literacy research three sets of job-related reading tasks for adults: (1) those involved in getting a job, (2) those concerned with learning a job, and (3) those concerned with doing a job. National surveys have indicated that the black,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Aural Learning
