Reading experience and the impact of physical and social environment: a study of six focus groups
| Autor: | Ana Vogrinčič Čepič, Anežka Kuzmičová, Patrícia Dias |
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| Jazyk: | němčina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Knjižnica, Vol 62, Iss 3 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1581-7903 0023-2424 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The article addresses reading as a physical engagement, inscribed in space and carrying many social connotations. It analyses reading as an embodied and social practice, and focuses on the way these two dimensions relate to each other and determine the reading experience.Methodology/approach: We used the focus group method and talked to 36 students from six European countries, focusing on the effect or the role that the type of the text, the purpose of reading and the reading device play in selecting reading environments. We talked to 21 females and 15 males from various (under)graduate programmes with mean age 21,5.Results: Far from expressing indifference, participants turned out to be very perceptible and sensitive towards their reading environments. Most frequently, they mentioned home, libraries and other public spaces, such as coffee shops or parks, as places where people often read, even though these are not explicitly dedicated to reading. The article reports on the emergent trends and discusses the potential implications for research and practice.Research limitations: The sample was small; main challenge was group dynamics and non-verbal communication.Originality/practical implications: Different from the prevailing approaches to reading, which tend to study the reading mind as if temporarily detached from all stimuli in the physical environment, this study shows how the latter is exactly what should not be ignored – neither in practice nor in academic research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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