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Peer reviewedHeath, Shirley Brice – Journal of Communication, 1980
Reports on a study of reading and writing practices within a community environment. Concludes that literacy has different meanings for members of different groups, with a variety of modes, functions, and uses. Points out that these differences have yet to be taken into account by policymakers. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Basic Skills, Family Environment
Latham, W.; Parry, O. – 1979
The Sheffield (Great Britain) Occupational Functional Reading Project was organized to study the functional reading required of 16-year-old school leavers who entered employment or training for a job, and to design instruments for assessing and diagnosing occupational functional reading abilities. The primary task of the project was to develop a…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Functional Reading
