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A Case Study of Middle School Teachers’ Reading Perceptions, Attitudes, and Practices

Stroupe, Laura Kathryn
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120151049

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2005, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
This case study provides an insight as to the effects of exposure to reading materials while growing up and an insight as to the effects of the exposure on reading habits as adults. It examines the attitudes and practices of middle school teachers. The study was designed to investigate what influences the reading habits of educators in a public school. The responses addressed the specific research question: “What are middle school teachers’ reading perceptions, attitudes, and practices?” The study surveyed middle school teachers of at least twenty-two years of age, employed by a public school system in central Ohio. Ten educators, representing five different curriculum areas were surveyed. The survey questioned gender, age, content area taught, and number of years of experience in teaching middle school. The survey questions focused on early reading experiences, personalized definitions of reading terms, and current reading practices. The data collected was analyzed to reveal common themes among the responses. Personal quotations to support various themes were noted to reinforce the categories presented. Conclusions concerning the reading perceptions, attitudes, and practices of middle school teachers were summarized. Review of the summarizations encourages educators to motivate lifelong readers.
Cindy Hendricks (Advisor)
51 p.
Education, Reading
middle school teachers; reading perceptions; reading attitudes; reading practices; adult literacy; literacy environment; motivation; perception; early reader; attitude scale

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  • Stroupe, L. K. (2005). A Case Study of Middle School Teachers’ Reading Perceptions, Attitudes, and Practices [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120151049

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stroupe, Laura. A Case Study of Middle School Teachers’ Reading Perceptions, Attitudes, and Practices. 2005. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120151049.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stroupe, Laura. "A Case Study of Middle School Teachers’ Reading Perceptions, Attitudes, and Practices." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1120151049

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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