From the screen to the page: a qualitative study of reading experiences of university faculty

dc.contributor.advisorWagner, David
dc.contributor.advisorHunt, Russell
dc.contributor.advisorWhitty, Pam
dc.contributor.advisorCull, Barry
dc.contributor.authorTryphonopoulos, Panayiotes
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:18:59Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:18:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2016-03-17T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the reading experiences of academics in various faculties at the University of New Brunswick. The project investigates how academics practice and experience reading through the two main media—that is, the digital medium (such as computer screens, tablets and e-readers) and the more traditional one of the printed word (such as books, journals and other paper documents). Using the qualitative method, I conducted interviews with eight professors representing a wide variety of disciplines across UNB. Investigating the reading behaviours and the choice of one medium over another for certain professional and personal activities, this study attempts to discover the rationale behind these academics’ personal reading preferences. This study offers strong empirical evidence that supports the claim that academics make decisions about the medium of their choice based on the type of activity they are engaged in and the general practicality and convenience offered by the medium itself.
dc.description.copyright© Panayiotes Tryphonopoulos, 2015
dc.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentv, 117 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13469
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineEducation
dc.titleFrom the screen to the page: a qualitative study of reading experiences of university faculty
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducation
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Education
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Ed.

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