What stops Australian teenagers reading for pleasure?

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2023
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Reddan B, Bronwyn
Rutherford , Leonie
Johanson K, Katya
Matheson, Donald
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Reading for pleasure is associated with a range of educational, social, cognitive, and personal benefits for young people. The Australian Research Council Linkage project, Discovering a ‘Good Read’: Cultural Pathways to Reading for Australian Teens in a Digital Age, maps and analyses the network of influences that shape young people’s reading practices to develop evidence-based strategies that increase teenagers’ participation in recreational reading. This article reports on research findings about the structural barriers that contribute to the decline in recreational reading by Australian teenagers. It identifies five factors that stop teenagers reading (time, identity, attention, motivation, and supply) and three areas of focus for school leaders who want to support recreational reading (mindset, leadership, and collaboration).

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Reddan B, Rutherford L, Johanson K, Matheson D (2023). What stops Australian teenagers reading for pleasure?. Access. 17(4). 17-28.
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39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390104 - English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
47 - Language, communication and culture::4705 - Literary studies::470531 - Young adult literature
47 - Language, communication and culture::4799 - Other language, communication and culture::479999 - Other language, communication and culture not elsewhere classified
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