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Download full textMikulecky, Larry – 1986
Noting that the popular press and other media have purveyed much information and misinformation about the status of adult literacy in the United States, this paper focuses upon what is known about literacy levels and gives special attention to changes in literacy demands and to what is currently being done to meet those demands. The first section…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Educational Research
