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Peer reviewedHamilton, Mary; Barton, David – International Review of Education, 2000
Evaluates the International Adult Literacy Survey (as reported in OECD 1997) from a New Literacy Studies perspective. Criticism of the survey includes charges that: it provides only a partial picture of literacy; culture is treated as bias; and the test items do not represent the real-life items as claimed. Contains 30 references. (PGS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedGomez, Sofia Valdivielso – International Review of Education, 2000
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) has serious limitations. Interpretation of data often manifests an ethnocentric Western attitude, ranking handling of data-based information higher than experiential and contextualized information, and ignoring how people solve problems in their life context. Proposes an alternative model, called…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedRoberts, Peter – International Review of Education, 2000
Document addresses political and ethical questions generated by OECD's International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the New Zealand Foresight Project. Calls for further critical work on changing patterns of literate activity in the information age, stressing the importance of contemplating futures other than those driven by imperatives of global…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Philosophy
