Why should I read? – A cross-cultural investigation into adolescents' reading socialisation and reading attitude

While reading behaviour of adolescents is a frequent object of research, most studies in this field are restricted to a single country. This study investigates reading as a leisure-time activity across social groups from three regions differing in reading tradition as well as in the facilities avail...

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Published in:	International review of education Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 87 - 112
Main Authors:	Broeder, Peter, Stokmans, Mia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.06.2013 Springer Netherlands Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescents Attitudes Behavior Beijing, Peoples Republic of China Cape Town, South Africa China China (Beijing) China (People's Republic) Chinese culture Competence Cross Cultural Studies Cross-cultural analysis Cultural differences Education Education systems Family Foreign Countries Friendship Human behaviour Inappropriateness International and Comparative Education Investigation Lecture Method Leisure Leisure Time Literacy Literature Locus of Control Netherlands Peoples Republic of China Perceived control Pleasure Propriety Psychological attitudes Questionnaires Reading Reading Attitudes Reading habits Reading Preferences Reading Skills Reading tables Recreation Regression analysis Social Factors Social groups Social Influences Social Pressure Socialization South Africa South Africa (Cape Town) Statistical Data Student Attitudes Subjectivity Teenagers Theory of planned behavior Time use Towns China (Beijing) Netherlands South Africa (Cape Town) Theory of Planned Behaviour The Netherlands Perceived behavioural control Leisure reading Attitude Subjective norm China South Africa
ISSN:	0020-8566, 1573-0638
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