"The aim of this study is to ascertain the amount and quality of the voluntary reading of the intermediate grades of an elementary school in Clearwater, Florida. The further aim is to determine, if possible, the influence or relation of certain factors on or to this quality and amount. The factors considered are: intelligence, sex, educational background, age, accessibility, supervision, movies, radio, being a tourist, hobbies, reading attainment, arithmetic attainment, group status, educational status of parents, "comics", space in the school building, and play-yard space"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1949." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts under Plan II." / Advisor: Nita K. Pyburn, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-76).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_292008 |
| Contributors | Rawls, Ila McDonald (authoraut), Pyburn, Nita Katharine (professor directing thesis), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (79 leaves), computer, application/pdf |
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