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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Mind the Gap: The Black-White Literacy Gap in the National Assessment of Adult Literacy and Its Implications
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Cohen, Dale J.; White, Sheida; Cohen, Steffaney B. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2012
Historically, Whites have scored higher than Blacks on most measures of literacy (referred to as the "Black-White" literacy gap). The authors outline the historic social inequities that contributed to the Black-White literacy gap as well as the current school and home environment that may maintain it. They then examine the current state of the…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adult Literacy, Whites, Racial Differences
Closing the Gender Gap: Improved Performance of U.S.-Born Females on the National Assessment of Adult Literacy
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Cohen, Dale J.; White, Sheida; Cohen, Steffaney B. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2012
This study analyzed the current state of the gender literacy gap and the change in the gender literacy gap between 1992 and 2003, using the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) and the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). The results revealed that although there were significant gender literacy gaps in 1992, virtually all…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Attainment, Adult Literacy, Gender Differences