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Council, Delia L.; And Others – 1990
This critical issues paper presents information on the young people served by the New York City Adult Literacy Initiative. It profiles the youngest students, ages 16-24, who were served by the Initiative in the program year 1987-88. Since more than 95 percent of youth enrolled in literacy classes were enrolled in Basic Education and English for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Literacy Education
Download full textKapsalis, Constantine – 1999
This study develops a literacy profile of Ontario's youth (ages 17-25) using data from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). Following an introductory section, Section 2 provides a background on the IALS database and discusses key methodological issues. Section 3 presents an overview of basic literacy statistics. Section 4 compares…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis
