The impact of social influences on high school students' recreational reading
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
The High School Journal
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, USA
School
School of Education
RAS ID
20396
Abstract
Aliteracy, the state in which the skill to read has been acquired, but not the will, is a growing concern in research on adolescence internationally. The West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading (WASABR) aimed to discover current attitudes toward and levels of engagement in recreational book reading among 520 adolescent students from 20 Western Australia schools. It also explored the role of social agents in influencing recreational book reading in this cohort, examining the influences of parents, English teachers, the peer group and friends on adolescents recreation book reading in order to understand how adolescents' engagement in recreational book reading is affected by social factors. These understandings were sought with a view to ultimately enhance the participation of high school students in recreational book reading. This paper outlines the current body of research findings from the WASABR, drawing together the broad areas covered within the study into a cohesive whole.
DOI
10.1353/hsj.2016.0004
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Comments
Merga, M. K., & Moon, B. (2016). The impact of social influences on high school students' recreational reading. The High School Journal, 99(2), 122-140. Available here