International Adult Literacy Survey / Published jointly by Human Resources Development Canada from 1997 to 2002, by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada from 2004. : CS89-552E-PDF
A seven-country initiative conducted in the fall of 1994. Its goal was to create comparable literacy profiles across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries. Successive waves of the survey now encompass close to 30 countries around the world. Features detailed studies from the IALS database by literacy scholars and experts in Canada and the United States. Focus on current policy issues and cover topics such as adult training, literacy skill match and mismatch in the workplace, seniors' literacy skills and health, literacy and economic security, and many others.
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada. |
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| Title | International Adult Literacy Survey / Published jointly by Human Resources Development Canada from 1997 to 2002, by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada from 2004. |
| Publication type | Series - Browse issue records |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | "The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was a 22-country initiative conducted between 1994 and 1998. The Canadian component of the IALS study was primarily funded by the Applied Research Branch and the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada."--Title page, No. 11. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Statistics Canada 2000--. |
| Chronology | No. 1, 1997-- |
| Frequency | Irregular |
| ISSN | 1480-9516 |
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