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Peer reviewedKaestle, Carl F. – Language Arts, 1981
Examines trends in crude and functional literacy rates and the purposes of literacy throughout American history. Discusses the implications of this history on the current and future state of literacy. (HTH)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational History, Literacy, Literacy Education
