Pleasure Reading Offers Educational, Social, and Personal Benefits for Young Teenagers
Objective – To investigate the role that pleasure reading plays in the lives of young teenagers. Design – A series of focus groups were used. Setting – Focus groups were held in nine junior high schools in an eastern Canadian municipality. Subjects – Participants consisted of 68 stude...
Main Author: | Ann Medaille |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta
2012-09-01
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Series: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
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Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/17440 |
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