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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
Download full textStachelek, Deborah Ann – 1976
This study compared the reading interests and habits of American and Canadian senior high school students and examined the extent to which the English curricula in their schools coincide with those reading interests. Questionnaires were distributed to a total of 680 students in three schools (urban, suburban, and rural) in the New Britain,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, English Curriculum, High Schools, Reading Habits
Mercer, B. Jill – 1980
A three-phase study was conducted in Alberta, Canada, to determine factors influencing reading achievement and specifically to assess the effects of television viewing on reading achievement. In the first phase, 453 people responded to a survey regarding which factors they felt were important in influencing reading achievement. It was concluded…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Foreign Countries, Public Opinion
