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ERIC Number: EJ621887
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Knowledge, Information and Literacy.
Roberts, Peter
International Review of Education, v46 n5 p433-453 Sep 2000
Document addresses political and ethical questions generated by OECD's International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the New Zealand Foresight Project. Calls for further critical work on changing patterns of literate activity in the information age, stressing the importance of contemplating futures other than those driven by imperatives of global capitalism. (Contains 61 references.) (PGS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Philosophy, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Knowledge Level, National Norms, National Surveys, Social Values, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: International Adult Literacy Survey
Note: Special Issue: Literacy in the Age of Information--Knowledge, Power or Domination? An Assessment of the International Adult Literacy Survey.