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Peer reviewedFord, Amanda – English in Australia, 1975
Descriptors: Literature, Reading Habits, Reading Interests, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWatson, Ken – English in Australia, 1978
Lists the data and responses to the 12 questions in the study. Provides some general observations about the results. (RL)
Descriptors: Elective Reading, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Reading Habits
Hill, Susan – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a study that surveyed upper primary class children to determine how widely they read, who their favorite authors are, how they choose the books they read, where they obtain them, and who they talk to about them. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDelin, Catherine R.; And Others – Australian Library Journal, 1995
Describes a questionnaire study of Australian undergraduates and a community sample that investigated the reading of books as a recreational activity and considered individual characteristics. Topics include the amount and nature of reading, attitudes toward reading, measures of social resources, scores on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Community Study, Correlation, Demography, Foreign Countries
Download full textBoyd, Suzette – 1995
Enthusiasm for and a commitment to literature are the essential tools needed to successfully promote the enriching, challenging, and thought-provoking world of books. This paper focuses on the promotion of literature inside the classroom, inside the library, and in the wider community. Programs at Methodist Ladies' College (Australia), a boarding…
Descriptors: Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Librarian Attitudes
