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Peer reviewedHill, L. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
A stratified sample of library books in an English junior school were analyzed in comparison to students' reading ages and interests. Findings indicated that the readability level of most books was too high and that a negative correlation existed between children's professed interests and the subject matter of library nonfiction. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Education, Library Material Selection
