Knowledges of adult literacy: Surveying for competitiveness

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 273-285

  Darville, Richard ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult education; Adult literacy; Competitiveness; Democracy; Literacy surveys; Social organization of knowledge

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION;

EID: 0032776409     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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