Gaining and Losing Literacy Skills over the Lifecourse - ARCHIVED

Articles and reports: 89-552-M2007016

Description:

Recent findings from the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) suggest that improvements in literacy skill flowing from the initial education system are being eroded by significant levels of literacy skill loss in adulthood. This study uses data from IALS and ALL to explore how Canada's stock of literacy skill evolved over the nine year period from 1994 to 2003. It analyzes net skill change for various demographic groups for Canada and the provinces and explores the individual characteristics that influence whether a particular group has gained or lost skills on average over the nine-year reference period.

Issue Number: 2007016
Author(s): Murray, Scott; Willms, Douglas J.
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