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Adult literacy: Its impact on young adults in the United Kingdom

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    Alan Wells

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Director, since 1978, of the Adult Literacy Basic Skills Unit (ALBSU). Former Deputy Director of the government-funded Adult Literacy Resource Agency. From 1973 to 1975, as a member of the British Association of Settlements, he actively participated in the political campaign for adult literacy in the United Kingdom. Author, co-author and editor of various publications on adult literacy and basic education, notably: A Right to Read-Action for a Literate Britain.

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Wells, A. Adult literacy: Its impact on young adults in the United Kingdom. Prospects 17, 259–265 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02195107

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