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Krashen, Stephen; Loh, Elizabeth Ka Yee – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2015
There appears to be a dramatic decline in attitude toward reading between 2006 and 2011 for ten year-olds taking the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) examination. This "decline", however, is probably not real but is the result of a change in the attitude questionnaire, mentioned only in the fine print in the 2011…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Trend Analysis, Reading Tests, Elementary School Students
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Boshier, Roger – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 1978
It appears that definitions of "adult" that invoke notions of social role as the central explanatory construct are well-founded. At present it appears that roles (and their associated experience) account for about 50 percent of the variance in attitude change; historical events might account for the other 50 percent. Available from:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Attitude Change, Educational Research