Why We Read and How Reading Tansforms Us: The Psychology of Engagement with Text - Hardcover

Schutte, Nicola S.; Malouff, John M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773458786 ISBN 13: 9780773458789

Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Examines the reading experience from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating concepts and research from psychology, education, and literary theory. Readers' narrative accounts of their experiences complement the presentation of theory and review of research.

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Review

"All too often, modern examination of the reading act focuses on the mechanics of the process. This book, perhaps because the authors' expertise lies in the field of psychology, offers a valuable discussion of why readers read and what changes occur as a result of that act of reading..." - Professor James L. McCan, Nova Southeastern University, Florida"

Synopsis

Examines the reading experience from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating concepts and research from psychology, education, and literary theory. This work contains readers' narrative accounts of their experiences, which complement the presentation of theory and review of research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773458786
• ISBN 13: 9780773458789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 228