The Space and Practice of Reading: A Case Study of Reading and Social Class in Singapore

ISBN-13: 9781138365766 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 130 str.

Chin Ee Loh

Opis

This comparative study of reading practices in Singapore, brings a fresh theoretical approach to the study of reading practices by mobilizing critical spatial theory and unearths previously unacknowledged spaces of (in)equity in reading practices and reconfiguring these spaces for intervention.

Spis treści

1. Acknowledgements
2. Preface
3. Introduction: Social Class, Cultural Capital, and Reading
4. Becoming a Reader: Home-School Connections
5. Singaporean Boys Constructing Global Literate Selves: School-Nation Connections
6. Levelling the Reading Gap: Socio-Spatial Perspectives
7. Conclusion: The Space and Practice of Reading
8. Appendix
9. References
10. Index