ERIC Number: EJ984303
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1086-296X
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Closing the Gender Gap: Improved Performance of U.S.-Born Females on the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
Cohen, Dale J.; White, Sheida; Cohen, Steffaney B.
Journal of Literacy Research, v44 n4 p343-363 Dec 2012
This study analyzed the current state of the gender literacy gap and the change in the gender literacy gap between 1992 and 2003, using the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). The results revealed that although there were significant gender literacy gaps in 1992, virtually all male-paramount literacy gaps (males obtaining higher scores than females) disappeared in the 2003 survey. Much of this gain can be ascribed to more women participating in higher education. Variations in literacy gap changes by race (Black and White) and educational attainment were also investigated. (Contains 7 figures, 7 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Females, Educational Attainment, Adult Literacy, Gender Differences, Males, Scores, Higher Education, Access to Education, Racial Differences, African Americans, Whites, Participation, Adults
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Adult Literacy Survey (NCES); National Assessment of Adult Literacy
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