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Direct linkBoudard, Emmanuel; Jones, Stan – International Journal of Educational Research, 2003
The term "illiterate" that is commonly used to describe someone who cannot read or write is an absolute term, which fails to recognize that those who are deemed "illiterate" are probably in fact "literate" to some degree. The approach taken to define and measure literacy in the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) acknowledges the limitation…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Illiteracy, Measures (Individuals), Surveys
