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Loh, Chin Ee; Sun, Baoqi; Majid, Shaheen – English in Education, 2020
Research on the gendered reading habits and preferences of boys and girls presents them as very different. This study focuses on the gendered reading habits and preferences of Singapore adolescent students (aged 12 to 17) to examine if such polarity exists in their reading habits. Drawing on survey data from 4830 adolescents in five secondary…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Reading Habits, Adolescents, Preferences
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Laurenson, Pauline; McDermott, Kevin; Sadleir, Karol; Meade, Della – English in Education, 2015
In 2011, a national strategy "Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life" was published in the Republic of Ireland. One key aspect of the strategy was that it placed a renewed focus on reading for pleasure in post-primary classrooms. The researchers involved in this article worked for the Professional Development Service for Teachers, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Reading, Independent Reading, Secondary School Students