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ERIC Number: EJ514129
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
A Report on the Economic Literacy of Adults.
Gleason, Joyce; Van Scyoc, Lee J.
Journal of Economic Education, v26 n3 p203-10 Sum 1995
Reports on a study of the economic literacy of 942 adults and compares the results with the economic literacy of high school students. Finds that high school students outscored the adults. Also finds that adult scores were related positively to both the level of education achieved and the completion of an economics course. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Experience, Knowledge Level, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Test of Economic Literacy