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Download full textSolorzano, Ronald W. – 1994
A discussion of issues concerning the feasibility of conducting a Spanish version of the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) is presented. The discussion is based on a 1992 seminar to address linguistic, political, and logistic concerns in such an undertaking. While the experience with the NALS guided discussion, the primary focus was on special…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Information Needs, Language Research, National Surveys
Venezky, Richard L.; Wagner, Daniel A. – 1994
Existing research on supply and demand (S&D) in adult literacy education in the United States was reviewed to determine the types of data needed to model S&D more accurately. Recent state/national studies of literacy service providers/technology, data on the demand for literacy instruction, the recent National Adult Literacy Survey, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Educational Demand
Reder, Stephen; Edmonston, Barry – 2000
Anticipated demographic changes in the United States adult population in the decade between the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) of 1992 and the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), which is scheduled for 2002, were reviewed. Next, the implications of those changes for the NALS and NAAL were analyzed. The analysis focused on births,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Role, Aging (Individuals)
