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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Leisure reading"”.
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Fifth Graders Talk about Leisure Reading: a Series of Focus Groups
… and interests of fifth grade students concerning leisure time reading. The subjects consisted of nine focus groups of five students each (n=45) selected from fifth grade classes within Monroe County school districts. The schools were stratified by location including urban, suburban, and rural …
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Assessing alternative text presentation and tablet device usage for low vision leisure reading
… by individuals with vision loss is difficulty reading (Rubin, 2013). A loss of recreational activities like reading has been linked to reduced quality of life and depression in this population (Hazel, Latham, Armstrong, Benson, & Frost, 2000; Rovner & Casten, 2002). It is therefore imperative …
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An Exploration of the Leisure Reading Habits and Attitudes of Eighth-Grade Students
… developing or not developing a love for reading. In order to do this, I developed three research questions. 1) How many eighth grade students in my study identify themselves as readers or non-readers? 2) For those who identify themselves as readers or non-readers, what are some common …
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Understanding middle class adolescent leisure: A cultural studies approach to romance novel reading
… and the pleasure of the cultural practice of leisure reading through recognition of meaning and affective processes. Findings from this dissertation's three studies suggest that leisure practices for female and male adolescents are an important way, among others, to allow for management of …
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Assessing the impact of a public library's print collection: a case study of two public libraries in Cape Town
… libraries are potentially the only source of reading material for over fifty percent of the population. Thirdly, The Library and Information Services (LIS) Transformation Charter calls for more effective and meaningful performance measurement. The research design for this study was informed by …
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Reading the middle: US women novelists and print culture, 1930-1960
"""Reading the Middle: US Women Novelists and Print Culture, 1930-1960"" is about feminist protest as a core value of the American bourgeoisie, bringing gender studies, digital humanities, and American literature and print culture together in analyses of a collection of thirty-plus novels of …
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Reading for democratic citizenship: A new model for readers’ advisory
Readers’ advisors are tasked with suggesting leisure reading materials to library patrons. The current discourse within the field has it that these advisors ought to adhere to (what I am calling) a pure preference satisfaction model wherein they aim to satisfy readers’ existing preferences without …
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Searching for Balance: The Reading Choices, Experiences, and Habits of Women in Higher Education Leadership Roles
… grounded theory coding, this study examines the reading choices and habits of women in higher education leadership roles, delving into how they balance their reading between material tied to their professional interests and leisure reading material, and to what extent reading for pleasure …
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Reading Motivation In Upper Elementary Students: How Children Explain Reading For Pleasure
… investigated the phenomenon of the pleasure reading experience in fourth and fifth grade students. The purpose of the study was to create a dialogue with children regarding their leisure reading habits in an effort to inform our understanding of aliteracy, a term that refers to having the …
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Investigating popular fiction development at the University of the Free State academic Library
… for the future expansion and development of the leisure collection. The Social Learning Theory guided the study. The study adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach whereby open- and close-ended questionnaires were distributed online to students and to library staff to gather research data. …
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Reading habits and interests of parents and their influence on the reading habits and interests of their children in Umlazi Township
The study was prompted by the lack of a reading culture observed at schools in Umlazi area. An overview of the literature on Black family life and its possible influence on reading, pointed to various factors which could have a negative influence on Black pupils' reading, for example, poor home …
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The Republic and its children: French children's literature, 1855-1900
… Based largely on existing narrative models, the reading material produced for children between 1855 and the 1890s was at once educational and entertaining. Designed to be read at home, it served as an extension of and supplement to the nation’s educational programs and fundamentally contributed …
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Reading for Pleasure in Nigeria: An In-depth Case Study of the Reading Habits of a Small Group of 9–12 Year Olds in Nigeria
… This qualitative study therefore explores reading for pleasure done by a group of 9–12 year olds in a book club in Nigeria. It aims to shed light on the extent to which the children read, how, what, when and why they read, and the factors that affect their engagement with reading for …
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Out-of-school literacy practices - the case of Sesotho-speaking learners in Cape Town
… interactions at home and does not feature in leisure reading and writing.
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O contributo da biblioteca escolar para a leitura em língua estrangeira
A Biblioteca Escolar ocupa um lugar fundamental na escola, permitindo o acesso de professores e alunos a diferentes materiais de leitura, sendo inegável o papel central que tem na dinamização da leitura. Neste contexto, e partindo da importância da leitura na aprendizagem de uma língua estrangeira, …