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Direct linkJajdelska, Elspeth – History of Education, 2004
In recent years, some prominent scholars and historians of reading have emphasized the gradual nature of change in reading practices in the early modern period as opposed to sudden transitions. This article discusses the varying opportunities to acquire skills consequent on "engaged reading" (defined below) available to the children of different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Social Class Differences, Recreational Reading
