When Adults Talk in Circles: Book Groups and Contemporary Reading Practices
Taylor, Joan Bessman
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Description
Title
When Adults Talk in Circles: Book Groups and Contemporary Reading Practices
Author(s)
Taylor, Joan Bessman
Issue Date
2007
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Palmer, Carole L.
Department of Study
Library and Information Science
Discipline
Library and Information Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Literature, General
Language
eng
Abstract
This study posits a metaphor with which to articulate the otherwise nebulous aspects of group reading, offers vocabulary for describing book group activities thereby enabling real rather than stereotypical representations on which to base expectations for club outcomes, extends reader response theory, and has professional implications for readers' advisors, literacy educators and sponsors of local and mass reading events.
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