Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ209298
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Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Research: Literacy Is Economic.
Journal of Reading, v23 n1 p60-62 Oct 1979
Summarizes the findings of John Bormuth's study of the economic benefits of literacy to American society (published in the journal "Visible Language"), concluding that literacy is worth far more than it costs to produce and is indispensable to the economy. (DD)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Research, Educational Research, Literacy, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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