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Pendleton, Audrey – 1988
The study used data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress report to examine the relationship for young adults between functional literacy skills and educational attainment. Educational attainment was classified into four categories: less than a high school graduate, high school graduate, some postsecondary education, and college…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Graduates, College Students, Dropouts
Creative Research Group, Ltd., Toronto (Ontario). – 1987
This document reports the results of a study of literacy in Canada conducted for the Southam News in 1987. During the study, 2,398 Canadians were surveyed to determine the levels of literacy they possessed and how they coped in society if they were illiterate. The research methodology is based on an assessment of literacy conducted in 1985 by the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Demography