Title: "A Book Club Sheds Light on Boys and Reading"
Author: Timothy G. Weih
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APA Citation (from Western Library site):
Weih, T. G. (2008). A Book Club Sheds Light on Boys and Reading. Middle School Journal, 40(1), 19-25.
Summary:
This article is about a man who conducted an informal study with 10 middle school boys in the form of a book club in order to better understand the needed support for male readers. He guided his study with the following main questions: (1)WHAT do boys like to read?: (2) WHAT do they LIKE about the literature that they choose to read?; (3)What PURPOSE does reading serve for boys?; (4) WHAT do they TALK ABOUT during the book club meetings?; (5) What RECOMMENDATIONS do they have for a successful book club?
The article breaks down the dynamics of the student group, considering age, grade, ethnic heritage, and other activities. Additionally, the article explains each of the five meetings, the set location, the choice of novel, the facilitators, and all findings based off the questions designed for this informal study.
How might you be able to use this article to help you in focusing your research problem?
ReplyDeleteAt the time, I was mainly looking for a resource that qualified as a quality source and matched my topic. I don't believe this would be very beneficial in helping me define my research topic, but I do think it will come in handy when looking at possible solutions to the problem itself.
DeleteI agree. It will help give you strategies to try in your interventions. It looks like an action based research project from this instructor. I think these are beneficial in helping others do the same thing in their own classrooms.
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