1. Reading Health and the Reading Health Index.
- Author
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Gerčar, Jaka and van der Weel, Adriaan
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READING ,HABIT ,DIGITAL media - Abstract
This paper introduces Reading Health as a concept to help chart the collective reading habits of the individuals that make up a society—at any aggregate level. Now that the digital medium is transforming reading practices, and particularly the position of paper books and longform reading in society, the authors suggest a thorough examination of prevalent assumptions about reading and a fresh formulation of explicit reading aims for the future. The concept of Reading Health (RH) is paired with a corresponding Reading Health Index (RHI), an instrument to benchmark and keep track of changes in a society's Reading Health over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2023
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