Reading Habits among Graduate Students of Pudukottai District, Tamilndu: A Survey

Authors

  • S. Thanuskodi
     Department of Library and Information Science Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
  • N. Nachiappan
     Department of Library and Information Science Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
  • M. Rajesh Kumar
     Department of Library and Information Science Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2014/v51i3/50746

Keywords:

College Students, Internet Publications, Magazines, News Papers, Pleasure in Reading, Personal Relationship

Abstract

Reading to learn is an essential tool for life- long learning. Promoting a reading culture among students is therefore one of the key tasks in the curriculum reform with the aim to strengthen students' learning capabilities. Reading can definitely be taken as the first button in education. The result of the study indicated that most of the students (37.5%) study between 3-4 hours daily followed by 32.5% study between 2-3 hours daily. The result show that 72.5% of students like most sections of newspaper. This is a general study on the reading habits of students of Pudukottai District in Tamil Nadu.

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Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

Thanuskodi, S., Nachiappan, N., & Rajesh Kumar, M. (2014). Reading Habits among Graduate Students of Pudukottai District, Tamilndu: A Survey. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 51(3), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2014/v51i3/50746

Issue

Volume 51, Issue 3, June 2014

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Articles

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Received 2014-06-20
Accepted 2014-06-20
Published 2014-01-01