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ERIC Number: EJ588904
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Sociocultural Diversity and Reading Literacy in a Finland-Swedish Environment.
Brunell, Viking; Saretsalo, Lauri
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v43 n2 p173-90 Jun 1999
Studied the relationships among students' backgrounds in terms of parental education and socioeconomic level, Finnish linguistic influence, and reading literacy for students in Swedish-speaking schools in Finland. Data from two national studies indicate that home background is more significant for reading literacy than is linguistic background. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Language Proficiency, Literacy, Parent Background, Reading Achievement, Second Languages, Socioeconomic Status, Swedish
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland