- Title
- Teachers’ perceptions of the benefits and challenges of a whole-school reading for pleasure program
- Creator
- Collins, Vanessa J.; Dargan, Isaac W.; Walsh, Rosalind L.; Merga, Margaret K.
- Relation
- Issues in Educational Research Vol. 32, Issue 1, p. 89-104
- Relation
- https://www.proquest.com/docview/2702185399?parentSessionId=onbaewQeHlmK5rru%2F8uinPA%2FKn6MXmEjvTLibp90Gvk%3D&pq-origsite=primo&accountid=10499
- Publisher
- Western Australian Institute for Educational Research
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- A whole school (K-12) Reading for Pleasure program was implemented at an independent girls’ school in Sydney, Australia. This paper reports on the results of a teacher survey conducted one year into the implementation of the program. Qualitative data were collected from 105 teachers on the perceived benefits and challenges of the program. Teachers were overwhelmingly positive about the benefits, which included increased skill development, not only in literacy, but also in learning dispositions and 21st century skills, such as creativity and imagination. Other benefits included student engagement and wellbeing. Teachers identified challenges with implementing the program, including student disengagement, and organisational and structural concerns. Advice for implementing a whole school RfP program is given based on the experiences of the Project team and results of the survey.
- Subject
- reading for pleasure program; teacher survey; program; RfP program
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1486060
- Identifier
- uon:51757
- Identifier
- ISSN:0313-7155
- Language
- eng
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