The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study

The development of reading habits and the detrimental effects of its decline are intriguing issues to the proponents of reading. Findings or related research around the globe have resulted in discomforting outcomes, giving an indication that the habit is now facing a challenging period. However,...

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Main Authors:	Osman, Syamsul Fozy, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail
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Published:	UPM Press 2017
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-603672018-07-11T00:42:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60367/ The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study Osman, Syamsul Fozy Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail L Education (General) The development of reading habits and the detrimental effects of its decline are intriguing issues to the proponents of reading. Findings or related research around the globe have resulted in discomforting outcomes, giving an indication that the habit is now facing a challenging period. However, an interesting phenomenon observable is that despite the unfavourable circumstances, there are individuals who are avid readers. This case study attempts to gather in-depth information on what motivates and influences private higher education institution students to become avid readers. Employing qualitative methods, information from two informants were analysed for essential clues on how motivation to read could be catalysed and sustained. Eleven major themes, namely, enjoyment, selfdevelopment, self-initiative, social support, reading friendly environment, unfriendly reading environment, reading motivates reading, curiosity motivates reading, author attraction, alliteracy awareness and spiritually motivated, surfaced from the analysis and they could prove invaluable towards the development of strategies to inculcate the reading habit. UPM Press 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60367/1/Scopus%20Article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60367/7/FACTSheet%20%28Pertanika%29%20Ver.5-%5BRev.17%20Feb%202017%5D.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60367/13/60367_The%20driven%20readers_scopus.pdf Osman, Syamsul Fozy and Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail (2017) The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 25 (3). pp. 1213-1226. ISSN 0128-7702 E-ISSN 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/
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description	The development of reading habits and the detrimental effects of its decline are intriguing issues to the proponents of reading. Findings or related research around the globe have resulted in discomforting outcomes, giving an indication that the habit is now facing a challenging period. However, an interesting phenomenon observable is that despite the unfavourable circumstances, there are individuals who are avid readers. This case study attempts to gather in-depth information on what motivates and influences private higher education institution students to become avid readers. Employing qualitative methods, information from two informants were analysed for essential clues on how motivation to read could be catalysed and sustained. Eleven major themes, namely, enjoyment, selfdevelopment, self-initiative, social support, reading friendly environment, unfriendly reading environment, reading motivates reading, curiosity motivates reading, author attraction, alliteracy awareness and spiritually motivated, surfaced from the analysis and they could prove invaluable towards the development of strategies to inculcate the reading habit.
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title	The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study
title_short	The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study
title_full	The driven readers amongst private higher education institution students: a case study
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