Perceptions of Out-of-School Reading Motivation for Female Middle School Students

<p>Literacy engagement and motivation to read is lacking in middle school reading classrooms. Educators struggle with the challenge of motivating students to read and actively engage with text both inside and outside of school. Research indicates that female and male middle school students have unique characteristics and habits as readers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of female middle school students regarding their out-of-school recreational reading time, their attitudes towards reading, and their reading habits. The themes derived from this study indicated the students’ desires to have their reading instruction personalized and have their reading education built upon their own reading interests. This study identified strategies to increase the amount of time female middle school students devote to reading inside and outside of school in conjunction with suggested policies that will aid middle school female students with increased reading time.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Porch, Danielle

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Christine Nelson
• Dr. Renee Gugel
• Dr. Elizabeth Minor

• Reading
• Middle School
• Out-of-School
• Recreational Reading
• Education
• Educational Methods
• Elementary Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching
• Other Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/683

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1735