Functional literacy from a cross-cultural perspective : a comparative study of Canada and Japan
According to UNESCO, industrialized countries are now being affected by "functional illiteracy." Canada and Japan have almost opposite standpoints with regard to literacy issues. In Canada, on the one hand, the 1987 Southam Report warns that 24% of adults are functionally illiterate, and 1...
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| Online Access: | http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/701/1/MQ39039.pdf Nakamura, Makoto <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Nakamura=3AMakoto=3A=3A.html> (1999) Functional literacy from a cross-cultural perspective : a comparative study of Canada and Japan. Masters thesis, Concordia University. |
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http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/701/1/MQ39039.pdfNakamura, Makoto <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Nakamura=3AMakoto=3A=3A.html> (1999) Functional literacy from a cross-cultural perspective : a comparative study of Canada and Japan. Masters thesis, Concordia University.