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Successful literacy experiences for adult illiterates

Jane L. Davidson, Thomas E. Wheat

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What illiteracy means Members of the illiterate society may be unemployed, underemployed, or fully and successfully employed. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas. They may have little formal schooling or have a high school diploma. They are in every region and in virtually every community. Illiteracy tends to be more common among the old, minority groups, the poor, the unemployed, and those who live in rural areas (McGrail, 1984). Illiterates are on their own in what can be an

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What illiteracy means Members of the illiterate society may be unemployed, underemployed, or fully and successfully employed. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas. They may have little formal schooling or have a high school diploma. They are in every region and in virtually every community. Illiteracy tends to be more common among the old, minority groups, the poor, the unemployed, and those who live in rural areas (McGrail, 1984). Illiterates are on their own in what can be an

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What illiteracy means Members of the illiterate society may be unemployed, underemployed, or fully and successfully employed. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas. They may have little formal schooling or have a high school diploma. They are in every region and in virtually every community. Illiteracy tends to be more common among the old, minority groups, the poor, the unemployed, and those who live in rural areas (McGrail, 1984). Illiterates are on their own in what can be an

Key concepts: Functional illiteracy, Adult literacy, Literacy, Literacy education, Rural area, Sociology, Pedagogy, Economic growth

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