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Czym jest czytanie? Intuicje i definicje
What Is Reading? Intuitions and Definitions

Author(s): Małgorzata Kisilowska, Magdalena Paul
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Semantics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: semantic; Dissemination of E-texts; social sciences;

Summary/Abstract: The following text presents the detailed research carried out with the semantic field analysis method to find out how the respondents understand the word “reading” and related terms. The main objective of the research project “Changes in Reading Culture in Poland in the Context of Dissemination of E-texts and Devices Allowing to Use Them’’ was not to perform a quantitative analysis of the reading behaviors of the Poles, but to explore the qualitative impact of the widespread presence and availability of texts (varying in terms of size, nature or length) based on the choices and preferences of the respondents. The results were discussed in the context of the definitions of reading in the area of library and Information Science and Social Sciences.

  • Issue Year: 50/2016
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 16-34
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish