Literacy and Elders; What We Know and What We Need to Know.

Rigg, Pat; Kazemek, Francis

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ERIC Number: EJ299139

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Literacy and Elders; What We Know and What We Need to Know.

Rigg, Pat; Kazemek, Francis

Educational Gerontology, v9 n5-6 p417-24 Sep-Dec 1983

Reviews recent literature about literacy and the aged and maintains there is a need for empirical research into the perceptions of reading and writing needs and interests of the elderly themselves. The effects of societal expectations of the elderly on their reading/writing behavior and interests should also be examined. (JAC)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literature Reviews, Needs Assessment, Older Adults

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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