Nonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom.

Carter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F.

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ERIC Number: EJ501114

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Nonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom.

Carter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F.

Indiana Media Journal, v17 n1 p1-16 Fall 1994

Discusses research on young adults' reading interests, their nonfiction reading interests, interest in nonfiction across ability levels, sex differences in nonfiction reading interest, pleasure versus curriculum, and the role of teachers and librarians. (RS)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Library Role, Literature Reviews, Nonfiction, Reading Achievement, Reading Interests, Reading Research, Sex Differences, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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