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ERIC Number: EJ619419
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Pedagogy for a Few: Book Club Discussion Guides and the Modern Book Industry as Literature Teacher.
McGinley, William; Conley, Katanna; White, John Wesley
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n3 p204-14 Nov 2000
Examines 31 book club discussion guides prepared by major book publishers for book club readers to explore which particular ways of reading and discussing books they might sanction. Finds that they steer readers toward a rather narrow collection of academic reading practices (analytic and text-based) and away from other types of responses. (SR)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Mass Media Role, Publishing Industry, Reader Response, Reading Processes, Teaching Guides
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Book Clubs