The preparation and publication of this monograph was financially supported by the United States Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy, under Contract No. ED/OERI-00-000436 with the Centre for Education Statistics of Statistics Canada. It was prepared by Professor Albert Tuijnman, Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, who worked in a consulting capacity to Statistics Canada. It has benefited from input and comments received from colleagues involved with the International Adult Literacy Survey, principally Scott Murray, Nancy Darcovich, Stan Jones, Irwin Kirsch, Marilyn Binkley, Eugene Owen, Ronald Pugsley, James Page and Joan Givens. The research assistance of Richard Desjardins and Emmanuel Boudard is gratefully acknowledged. The author is also appreciative of Danielle Baum for expert help in preparing the manuscript for publication. The opinions and interpretations expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Statistics Canada or Human Resources Development Canada and the United States Department of Education.
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