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Download full textNadelson, Sandie G.; Nadelson, Louis S. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2012
College and university adoption and use of books as common reads has increased over the last several years. The growing popularity has also brought to light significant variations in how colleges and universities select and use common read texts. In some higher educational institutions, one tome is selected for all freshmen to read and discuss…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Selection Criteria, Selection Tools, Educational Practices
Direct linkSoria, Krista M. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
Despite the continued growth of common book reading programs on college and university campuses, little is known about the benefits of such programs on first-year students' development. Using a multi-institutional survey of undergraduates attending six large, public universities (n = 1,237), the present study examined relationships between…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Development, Reading Programs, Academic Ability
Laufgraben, Jodi Levine – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2006
Common reading programs are becoming a ubiquitous component of first-year experience initiatives. Sometimes controversial, these programs are designed to provide students an introduction to the intellectual expectations of college in an often-informal gathering of college faculty and peers. Yet, truly dynamic and successful programs move beyond…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Discussion Groups, College Faculty, College Freshmen
