She reads, he reads: gender differences and learning through self-help books.

Autor/inn/en	McLean, Scott; Kapell, Brandi
Titel	She reads, he reads: gender differences and learning through self-help books.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 6 (2015) 1, S. 55-72Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-106814
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Interview; Gender; Frau; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Informelles Lernen; Literatur; Popkultur; Lesen; Erwachsenenbildung; Selbsthilfe; Selbsthilfetechnik; Mann; Kanada
Abstract	Despite considerable scholarly attention given to self-help literature, there has been a lack of research about the experience of self-help reading. In this article, we explore gender differences in self-help reading. We argue that men and women read self-help books for different reasons and with different levels of engagement, and that they experience different outcomes from reading. We provide evidence from in-depth interviews with 89 women and 45 men. Women are more likely to seek out books of their own volition, to engage in learning strategies beyond reading, and to take action as a result of reading. Men are more likely to read books relating to careers, while women are more likely to read books about interpersonal relationships. We argue that these gender differences reflect profound political-economic and cultural changes, and that such changes also help explain the gendered evolution of adult, continuing, and higher education in recent decades. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2015/4