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Download full textMikulecky, Larry J.; And Others – 1979
This monograph contains a discussion of a telephone survey conducted to gain more knowledge about the job-related reading, functional reading, and leisure reading habits of a representative sample of adults from Anderson, Indiana. The discussion highlights survey results by demographic variables, reports specific analyses of survey items, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Employed Women
Black, Stephen; And Others – 1990
Illiteracy is seen to be a feature of the Australian prisoner population. This belief has remained largely untested. A study compared the literacy abilities of prisoners to those found in the adult general population. Additionally, the study compared male and female prisoner literacy abilities. Assessments were made on a profile of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Basic Skills
