A Survey of Reader Interest and Preference in Eight Iranian Villages.

Institution	International Inst. for Adult Literacy Methods, Teheran (Iran).
Titel	A Survey of Reader Interest and Preference in Eight Iranian Villages.
Quelle	(1977), (71 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Literacy; Foreign Countries; Reading Interests; Reading Material Selection; Reading Materials; Reading Research; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Influences; Surveys; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Leseinteresse; Leseforschung; Landbevölkerung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This study of the new adult reading public in eight Iranian villages attempts to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic factors on interest in reading and to identify the types of reading materials preferred by neoliterates and semiliterates. Thirty-seven percent of the adult population in the villages (489 persons) were literate; of these, 146 persons were interviewed for the study. Information-gathering techniques included interviews of subjects and observations of subjects' reactions to reading materials displayed for their inspection. Interviews revealed that 67% of the sample had some sort of reading material in their homes, that 32% read in their spare time, and that expenditures on reading materials were minimal. Books with a practical application to daily life were found to be the most popular selections; subjects' choices of reading materials were influenced by title, format, cover design, and familiarity of the material, as well as by content. Among the factors found to influence reading habits and preferences were accessibility of materials, exposure to life in provincial towns, and age, sex, and educational level of the subjects. (Author/GW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC