Middle Schoolers' Book Selection and Reasons for Discontinuing Reading

Autor/inn/en	Karatay, Halit; Tezel, Kadir Vefa; Demirel, Ahmet
Titel	Middle Schoolers' Book Selection and Reasons for Discontinuing Reading
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 43 (2023) 2, Artikel 2076 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Karatay, Halit) ORCID (Tezel, Kadir Vefa) ORCID (Demirel, Ahmet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Reading Material Selection; Reading Habits; Literary Genres; Aesthetics; Peer Influence; Teacher Influence; Family Influence; Language Usage; Barriers; Time; Public Libraries; Student Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Reading habit; Lesegewohnheit; Literarische Form; Ästhetik; Sprachgebrauch; Zeit; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Schülerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	In this qualitative research we employed the case study method to identify the factors that affect Turkish fifth to eight graders' selection of books to read and the reasons that cause them to stop reading the books they have selected. To identify those factors and reasons, data were collected from a total of 32 participating students who were selected using stratified purposive sampling. A group was formed for each grade. Each grade group included 8 students who borrowed books from public libraries and voluntarily participated in the study. The participants were interviewed using open-ended questions. Interviews revealed that in selecting books to read, the students considered theme, genre, and structural features such as title, cover design, author, publisher, and recommendations made by peers, teachers, and family members as criteria. The students also stated that the events and themes in the books, language features, font size, insufficient time to read, and the library's requirement to return a book in 15 days were the reasons to give up reading a selected book. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01