Reading for pleasure : a review of current research

Vogrinčič Čepič, Ana (author), Mascia, Tiziana (author), Aerila, Juli-Anna (author)

The narrative review examines the current state of research on reading for pleasure and its relevance in education and personal development. By analysing 22 studies published over the past several years (2014–2022), the authors have sought to identify the key trends and areas of focus within this field. The selected articles have been coded and analysed, and the results have been used to, among others, examine the type of research on reading for pleasure, the subject areas covered, the research methods used, the variables analysed, and the target groups involved. A particular attention has been paid to possible conceptualisations of reading for pleasure and reading for pleasure pedagogy, to the type of reading and the texts reading for pleasure may predominantly be associated with, as well as to its social dimension and relationship to the digital literary environment. The literature review shows that the studies on reading for pleasure highlight the importance of personalisation in reading for pleasure pedagogy and acknowledge the role of the material and social dimension of reading. Further, there are signs of a broader definition of reading materials, like comics, also in the educational context. The findings of the present review indicate the gaps in the research of reading for pleasure and highlight the need for a more profound understanding of the title concept and its benefits, thus contributing to the development of its future research and promotion.

• Language: English
• Keywords: reading for pleasure, reading motivation, reading for pleasure pedagogy, digital environment, social dimension of reading, personalisation
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 49–71
• Numbering: Vol. 59, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-159394
• UDC: 316.74:028
• ISSN on article: 0028-8276
• DOI: 10.1007/s40841-024-00313-x
• COBISS.SI-ID: 190125571
• Publication date in RUL: 09.07.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: New Zealand journal of educational studies
• Shortened title: N.Z. j. educ. stud.
• Publisher: Springer Nature, New Zealand Association for Research in Education
• ISSN: 0028-8276
• COBISS.SI-ID: 516020505

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: branje, družbeni vidik, spodbujanje branja, bralna motivacija, branje za užitek, spletno okolje, personalizacija, osnovne šole