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McLeod, Roderick Wm. – 1981
A study investigated the diversity of reading behaviors reported by 3,354 middle-aged (45-64) and older (65 and older) Canadian readers in response to a questionnaire on reading habits. The study coupled the amount of time spent reading with a "breadth" score based on the variety and frequency of books read. Based on the subjects' time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Reading Attitudes
Landy, Sarah – 1977
This study investigated the relative importance of the major factors associated with the habit of reading or nonreading. Some 2,731 seventh-grade students were the subjects of the study; from these, 487 were identified as either readers or nonreaders, and, from this group, 22 students were selected for additional in-depth case studies. From over…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Masters Theses, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedSummers, Edward G.; Lukasevich, Ann – Reading Research Quarterly, 1983
Used paired comparison to construct a reading preference inventory based on 14 reading themes drawn from previous research. Tested it using intermediate-grade children in three Canadian communities. (FL)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Differences, Females, Foreign Countries
