The reading habits and practices of undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa: a case study

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dc.contributor.authorBharuthram, Sharita
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-24T15:48:53Z
dc.date.available2018-07-24T15:48:53Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractResearch conducted in South Africa has shown that the reading literacy level of students entering higher education is lower than is desirable. In an attempt to gain an understanding of students� reading habits and practices, this study explored students� goals in reading, the challenges they face while reading, and the reading behaviours experienced and modelled in their homes. The data were collected by means of a student questionnaire and interviews. The findings of this research have implications for all stakeholders, as they show that reading is marginalised at all levels, and that measures need to be implemented immediately to develop positive reading habits and practices in students. Amongst other things, it is suggested that in order to position students as producers of knowledge, it is imperative for lecturers in various disciplines to play a greater role in encouraging students to read and in helping them attain the reading conversancy required in these lecturers� disciplines.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHET
dc.identifier.citationBharuthram, S. The reading habits and practices of undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa: a case study. The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, 12(1): 50 - 62en_US
dc.identifier.issn2519-5670
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-77dc5a5d0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/3903
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherIndependent Institute of Educationen_US
dc.rightsThe Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning is an open access journal
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectReadingen_US
dc.subjectReading habits and practicesen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectDisciplinary readingen_US
dc.subjectAcademic literaciesen_US
dc.titleThe reading habits and practices of undergraduate students at a higher education institution in South Africa: a case studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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