Report to the Minister for Education on the international adult literacy survey, results for Ireland / Mark Morgan, Brendan Hickey and Thomas Kellaghan with the assistance of Anne Cronin and David Millar.
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TextPublication details: Dublin : Stationery Office, c1997.Description: xi, 121 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. ; pbkISBN: - 0707649536
- 9780707649535 :
- International adult literacy survey, results for Ireland [Cover title]
- 374.0124
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108).
"The International Adult Literacy Survey conducted in Ireland in 1995 and published in 1997 provided a profile of the literacy skills of adults aged 16-64. The survey showed that about 25% of the Irish population, or at least 500,000 adults, were found to score at the lowest level (Level 1), performing at best tasks which required the reader to locate a simple piece of information in a text, with no distracting information, and when the structure of the text assists the task. The survey showed early school leavers, older adults and the unemployed as being most at risk of literacy difficulties, with participation in adult education and training being least likely for those with the poorest skills" -- Dept of Education Website.
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