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ERIC Number: EJ548808
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Changes in the Reading Culture in Hungary: Absolute Deterioration, Relative Improvement (Changes in Literacy).
Nagy, Attila
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v40 n7 p574-77 Apr 1997
Discusses the deterioration of reading culture in Hungary over the past 15 years. Notes increases in television viewing, decreases in achievement and in reading comprehension, and changes in amount and types of materials read. Notes hopeful evidence of relative improvement of reading. Characterizes some important trends (practical, commercial, and American) in the sociology of reading and in contemporary Hungarian society. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Social Change, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hungary