TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lavy, Victor
AU  - Spratt, Jennifer
AU  - Leboucher, Nathalie
ED  - Banco Mundial
TI  - Changing patterns of illiteracy in Morocco : : assessment methods compared
T2  - Living standards measurement study working paper
SN  - 0-8213-3192-2
U1  - 302.2244  
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - EDUCACION BASICA
KW  - ALFABETIZACION
KW  - ANALFABETISMO
KW  - INDICADORES EDUCATIVOS
KW  - MARRUECOS
N1  - Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 3. Patterns in the incidence of illiteracy, by self-report and direct testing methods -- 4. Literacy, Illiteracy, and economic status -- 5. Family patterns of literacy and illiteracy -- 6. An analysis of literacy determinants -- 7. Summary, conclusions, and policy implications -- Appendix: survey design and field work -- References
N2  - This study estimates the incidence, characteristics, and patterns of change over time of illiteracy in Morocco. The study compares the results from direct literacy assessment to the conventional methods of self-reporting literacy. This effort has provided more detailed, objective information with which patterns of literacy skills in the country may be determined, and their relationship to other important social and economic behaviors and outcomes analyzed. It also provides an opportunity to examine more closely the reliability and validity of common proxy indicators used to estimate literacy rates and skill levels. The results have implication both for methods of measuring literacy and for formulating policy to increase literacy. Furthermore, these implications are relevant for any country attempting to measure and improve literacy.
ER  -