Albert Tuijnman
Institute of International Education, Stockholm University
The International Adult Literacy Survey was a 22-country initiative conducted between 1994 and 1998. The U.S. component of the survey was primarily funded by the United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. The Canadian component was primarily funded by Human Resources Development Canada, Applied Research Branch and National Literacy Secretariat.
Publication of this monograph was supported by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational, Adult Education and the Applied Research Branch, Human Resources Development Canada. The opinions and conclusions presented in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent official U.S. Department of Education or Human Resources Development Canada positions or policies.
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