Gaining and losing literacy skills over the lifecourse / by J. Douglas Willms and T. Scott Murray.
This study, based on the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey and the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, examines how literacy skills evolved during the nine-year span between the surveys. It showed that literacy skills are not a "static commodity acquired in youth and maintained throughout life". The study estimates that most Canadian adults experience, on average, a skill loss over their lifetime of about one grade level. The probability of whether a group will gain or lose literacy skills appears to depend on a variety of factors over which individuals and governments can exert some control. Available online in pdf or html formats.
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- Physical Description: 26 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Statistics Canada, c2007.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-25). |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Available online in html and pdf formats. |
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Decoda Literacy Library | 374.012097 W55 2007 (Text) | 35410000010181 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |