This research is concerned with an investigation into the factors relating to
the reading habits of Indian secondary school pupils in the Phoenix area.
It is important to acknowledge that among our youth there are both avid and
reluctant readers during and after the period of formal education. It is the
group of reluctant readers that has to be lured by the magic of reading.
There is a remarkable variation in the reading habits of pupils from the
same school.
A self-designed questionnaire was administered to 544 boys and girls from
standards 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The descriptive data available were then
analysed and interpreted.
The study revealed that the amount of time spent on reading and the number
of books read (which together determined reading habits) by pupils was
influenced by such factors as home, school, social environment, socioeconomic
status, the influence of other media and the personal aspect / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15849 |
| Date | 02 1900 |
| Creators | Raghunandan, Urmilla |
| Contributors | Lessing, A. C. (Anna Christina), 1947- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (236 leaves) |
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