Using the NALS to characterize the literacy of community college graduates

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 462-467

  Howard, Joseph ^a   Obetz, Wayne S ^a  

^a Library Access Services Librarian   (United States)

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