APL and the NALS: the second coming of the government/educational contractor juggernaut in adult literacy education

Series or Serial: Mosaic, Research Notes on Literacy, vol. 4, no. 1

Publisher: Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy

Published At: University Park, PA

Date Published: 1994

Distributor: Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy

Source Address: 204 Calder Way, Suite 209

Source City/State/Zip: University Park PA 16801

Material Type: Article

Intended Audience: Mentor/Teacher/Trainer

Physical Media: Print

Subjects: Adult Literacy; Educational Assessment

Abstract:
The article is an analysis of the significance of the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and its relationship to the APL survey of the 1970's.

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