Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School

The purpose of this essay is to explore the relationship between students’ reading habits, the reading habits of their home-environment, and how these are perceived to relate to the literary practices of the school. This study examines the reading habits of 14 students at an upper secondary school i...

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Main Author: Sääf, Alexander
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle 2021
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-hh-451252021-06-30T05:24:12ZReading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the SchoolengSääf, AlexanderHögskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle2021PedagogyPedagogikThe purpose of this essay is to explore the relationship between students’ reading habits, the reading habits of their home-environment, and how these are perceived to relate to the literary practices of the school. This study examines the reading habits of 14 students at an upper secondary school in Stockholm, Sweden, and Skolverket’s proposed methods of developing reading-skills among students. The data was empirically gathered through qualitative interviews with students enrolled in the course English 7. The results show that while the students do read frequently, and a variety of different text-types, they do not perceive their reading habits to be beneficial to their schoolwork. There is a clear disassociation in students’ minds in regards to the reading that they undertake as part of their daily routine and that which they engage in at school. The results indicate a need for further studies on the subject due to the small scope of the gathered data. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45125application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Sääf, Alexander
Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
description The purpose of this essay is to explore the relationship between students’ reading habits, the reading habits of their home-environment, and how these are perceived to relate to the literary practices of the school. This study examines the reading habits of 14 students at an upper secondary school in Stockholm, Sweden, and Skolverket’s proposed methods of developing reading-skills among students. The data was empirically gathered through qualitative interviews with students enrolled in the course English 7. The results show that while the students do read frequently, and a variety of different text-types, they do not perceive their reading habits to be beneficial to their schoolwork. There is a clear disassociation in students’ minds in regards to the reading that they undertake as part of their daily routine and that which they engage in at school. The results indicate a need for further studies on the subject due to the small scope of the gathered data.
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title Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
title_short Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
title_full Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
title_fullStr Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
title_full_unstemmed Reading Habits and Literacy : A Qualitative Study of Upper Secondary Students' Reading Habits, Their Home-Environment, and the Perceived Literary Practices of the School
title_sort reading habits and literacy : a qualitative study of upper secondary students' reading habits, their home-environment, and the perceived literary practices of the school
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