| Title: | Working Paper: Adult Literacy: An International Perspective |
| Description: | This report presents the first two chapters of a forthcoming larger report on adult literacy in the United States. These first chapter provides a comparison of the literacy levels of adults in 12 nations -- Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, Australia, Flemish-speaking Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The second chapter takes this same comparative view of the relationship between literacy levels and, respectively, employment, occupational status and income, across all but one of these nations. |
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| Cover Date: | October 1997 |
| Web Release: | November 7, 1997 |
| Print Release: | November 7, 1997 |
| Publication #: | NCES 9733 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Marilyn Binkley, Nancy Matheson, and Trevor Williams |
| Type of Product: | Working Paper |
| Working Papers provide preliminary analysis of substantive, technical, and methodological issues. They are works in progress that are presented to promote the sharing of valuable work experience and knowledge. These papers have not undergone a rigorous review for consistency with NCES standards. | |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) International Activities Program (IAP) |
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