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Grundin, Hans U. – 1976
In order to assess various reading and writing abilities of adults, for comparison with corresponding abilities of pupils in grades 7 through 12, and to investigate the extent to which adults' reading and writing abilities can be regarded as satisfactory, answers to a series of tests and questionnaire data were obtained from random samples of…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading
Grundin, Hans U. – 1978
Society expects certain levels of literacy from its citizens. In addition, individuals have expectations for their own levels of literacy. In defining functional literacy, there is considerable disagreement over what can be expected of consumers, employees, and taxpayers. Empirical studies in Sweden attempting to establish criteria of functional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Foreign Countries
Download full textPersson, Ulla-Britt – 1994
A study investigated Swedish students' attitudes about the point of being able to read. Subjects were 53 Swedish students in grades 5 and 8. Their answers were distributed into three categories: a survival and participation perspective; a dynamic-instrumental perspective; and a personal experience perspective. Regardless of performance level, most…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Reading Achievement
