Reading Health and the Reading Health Index

Author(s):
Gerčar J.; Weel, A.H van der
Published
2023
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

This paper introduces Reading Health as a concept to help chart the collective reading habits of the individuals that make up a society—at any aggregate level. Now that the digital medium is transforming reading practices, and particularly the position of paper books and longform reading in society, the authors suggest a thorough examination of prevalent assumptions about reading and a fresh formulation of explicit reading aims for the future. The concept of Reading Health (RH) is paired with a corresponding Reading Health Index (RHI), an instrument to benchmark and keep track of changes in a society’s Reading Health over time.

Date issued
2023-03-30
Language
English
Publisher
MDPI AG
Is part of
Societies (2023), No. 86
hdl
1887/4295615
doi
10.3390/soc13040086
URL
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/4/86