<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of a qualitative study into the lives of people with inadequate functional literacy skills. The data were collected through a biographical interview with a respondent whose characteristics correspond to those of a hypothetical person likely to exhibit signs of low functional literacy. The characteristics, such as gender, age, parental education achievements and job history, of this hypothetical person have been derived from the results of research into adult functional literacy undertaken in the Czech Republic in 1998-International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). The analysis of the qualitative data focuses on three domains of the respondent's life, namely her family life, her school years, and her life style. The paper identifies the coping strategies used by the respondent in her everyday life.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of a qualitative study into the lives of people with inadequate functional literacy skills. The data were collected through a biographical interview with a respondent whose characteristics correspond to those of a hypothetical person likely to exhibit signs of low functional literacy. The characteristics, such as gender, age, parental education achievements and job history, of this hypothetical person have been derived from the results of research into adult functional literacy undertaken in the Czech Republic in 1998-International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). The analysis of the qualitative data focuses on three domains of the respondent's life, namely her family life, her school years, and her life style. The paper identifies the coping strategies used by the respondent in her everyday life.

Functional Literacy in People's Lives

Faculty of Arts, Department of Educational Sciences, Masaryk University, Arne Nováka 1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Journal of Pedagogy

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The paper presents the results of a qualitative study into the lives of people with inadequate functional literacy skills. The data were collected through a...

Functional Literacy in People's Lives

Published Online: Feb 14, 2011

Page range: 29 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10159-010-0008-3

Keywords
Functional literacy, biographical interview technique, family life, life style, educational and occupational history, life strategy

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Functional Literacy in People's Lives

Published Online: Feb 14, 2011

Page range: 29 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10159-010-0008-3

KeywordsFunctional literacy, biographical interview technique, family life, life style, educational and occupational history, life strategy

This content is open access.

Keywords
Functional literacy, biographical interview technique, family life, life style, educational and occupational history, life strategy