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| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Developing Nations | 1 |
| Economic Development | 1 |
| Error of Measurement | 1 |
| Literacy | 1 |
| Literacy Education | 1 |
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| Comparative Education Review | 1 |
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| Wagner, Daniel A. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWagner, Daniel A. – Comparative Education Review, 1990
Discusses problems involved with surveying and assessing literacy rates in developing nations. Defines current debates over literacy measurement, classification, and surveying. Examines and questions current assumptions linking literacy policy and economic development. Describes models for surveying and measuring literacy and numeracy skill…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Error of Measurement
