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Direct linkCohen, 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
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
White, Sheida; Chen, Jing; Forsyth, Barbara – Journal of Literacy Research, 2010
This article presents data on the types and duration of reading-related activities reported by a volunteer sample of 400 adults (demographically similar to the U.S. adult population age 20 and older in terms of race, ethnicity, education, and working status) in the 2005 Real-World Tasks Study. This diary study revealed that adults spent, on…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Adult Literacy, Prose, Recreational Reading
