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An Investigation of Some Characteristics of Selected Eighth and Ninth Graders at Different Stages in Reading Attitude Development.

Scott, Shirley Ann – 1980

A study investigated factors in the backgrounds and present status of eighth and ninth grade inner city students at different stages of reading attitude development and examined how those factors compared from stage to stage. The 50 participants, 48 of whom were black, were administered three attitude measures. Data concerning student conduct,…

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth

Reading Habits of Students in Adult Basic Education and High School Equivalency Programs.

Leonard, Rex; And Others – 1988

A study was conducted to discern reading habits of adult basic education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) students in two Mississippi junior colleges. A sample of 217 students was administered a questionnaire about reading habits. The sample was studied as a whole and by the demographic variables of race, gender, age (14-19; 20-29;…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Blacks, High School Equivalency Programs

Bilingual, Bicultural, and Bidialectal Studies Related to Reading and Communication Skills: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in "Dissertation Abstracts International," January through June 1983 (Vol. 43 Nos. 7 through 12).

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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effect of dialect variation on second grade students' perception of phoneme-grapheme correspondence; (2) communication rules and perceived outcomes within…

Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Blacks