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Research

You can download pdf versions of all National Literacy Trust research reports free of charge. This includes survey findings as well as literature reviews and articles. They are listed below in reverse chronological order with the most recent first.

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Source Description Date

  • Christina Clark and George Dugdale  Literacy Changes Lives: The role of literacy in offending behaviour
    This brief paper examines the link between literacy and offending, and briefly outlines findings from the available research. It shows that the evidence is inconclusive, and suggests areas for further exploration.
    15 Nov 2008
  • George Dugdale and Christina Clark  Literacy Changes Lives: An advocacy resource
    This document pulls together existing research about the impact of literacy on five areas in a person's life: economic well-being, aspirations, family life, health and civic/cultural engagement.
    2 Sep 2008
 
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