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Direct linkHoward, Vivian – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2011
This paper reports on a research study investigating the role of pleasure reading in the lives of 12-15 year old residents of an eastern Canadian regional municipality. Pleasure reading was found to fulfill three broad functions: it enhanced academic performance, social engagement and personal development. In conclusion, the study confirms that…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Information Seeking, Values, Recreational Reading
Download full textFroese, Victor – 1997
There is great interest in the effect of school resources on academic achievement, but it is seldom that an opportunity arises in which this relationship may be examined in an international milieu. This paper presents the types of resources available in the 27 countries participating in the International Association for the Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Information, Educational Finance, Educational Resources
