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Growing up with Harry Potter: What Motivated Youth to Read? Colette L Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2009 Growing Up with Harry Potter: What Motivated Youth to Read? Colette L. Drouillard, Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF INFORMATION GROWING UP WITH HARRY POTTER: WHAT MOTIVATED YOUTH TO READ? By COLETTE L. DROUILLARD A Dissertation submitted to the College of Information Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2009 The members of the Committee approve the Dissertation of Colette L. Drouillard defended on December, 11, 2008. __________________________ Eliza T. Dresang Professor Directing Dissertation __________________________ Susan Wood Outside Committee Member __________________________ Don Latham Committee Member __________________________ Nancy Everhart Committee Member Approved: __________________________________ Corinne Jörgensen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, College of Information The Graduate School has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The completion of this doctoral degree and dissertation would not have been possible without the help and support of many people in my life. First, I would like to acknowledge and thank the members of my doctoral committee for their efforts on my behalf. I would like to thank Dr. Eliza T. Dresang, my major professor and mentor. Her advice and the countless hours she spent reviewing and editing my writing were greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank Dr. Don Latham, Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Susan Nelson for their thoughtful attention to my study and for their advice and encouragement throughout my doctoral experience. I thank Dr. Bowie Kotrla for her patience, advice and recommendations in creating my survey instrument and analyzing my quantitative data. Finally, I need to thank my friends and family for their never-ending understanding and patience throughout this long process. To my parents, Richard and Lynne, brothers Chris and Colby, sisters-in-law Andrea and Candi, and niece and nephews, Calyn, Chase and Jakob, thanks for your understanding and support even though it did seem at times like this was never going to end! I would also like to acknowledge the essential contribution of J. K. Rowling to this research. Without the series of books you wrote and the indefinable alchemy they have had on a generation of readers this study could not have existed. The world created in that magical space that exists between the words on the pages of your books and the imaginations of young readers has not only provided a vehicle for exploring adolescent reading motivation, but engaged and inspired me in many different ways. Thank you. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. vi List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... vii Abstract ................................................................................................................................. viii 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 Statement of the Problem .....................................................................................................2 Rationale for the Study ........................................................................................................3 Research Questions ..............................................................................................................3 Methodology ........................................................................................................................4 Assumptions, Limitations, & Potential Significance ...........................................................5 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ..................................................................................................... 7 Reader Response Theory .....................................................................................................7 Reading Motivation: Theoretical Frame and Research .....................................................12 Reading Motivation and Harry Potter ...............................................................................19 Problem In Relation To the Literature ...............................................................................28 3. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 29 Introduction .......................................................................................................................29 Mixed Methods Research ..................................................................................................29 Population and Sampling ...................................................................................................32 Phase One – Online Questionnaire ....................................................................................34 Phase Two – Interviews with Selected Participants ..........................................................41 Validity and Reliability ......................................................................................................43 Mixed Methods Interpretation of Results ..........................................................................44 4. DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................... 45 Quantitative Data Analysis ................................................................................................46 Qualitative Data Analysis ..................................................................................................57 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................82 5. CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND AREAS OF FUTURE STUDY........................... 83 Interpretation of Key Findings ...........................................................................................87 Implications, Limitations and Areas of Future Research .................................................104 Conclusion .....................................................................................................................109 APPENDICES ........................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. A. INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE .......................................................................................111 B. LIST OF WEBSITES WHERE INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE WAS POSTED ..........112 C. METHOD, POPULATION AND SAMPLES STUDIED IN SELECTED HARRY POTTER READER STUDIES ...........................................................................113 iv D. VISUAL DIAGRAM OF STUDY METHODOLOGY ........................................................117 E. PHASE ONE INSTRUMENT – ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE AND INFORMED CONSENT LETTER .......................................................................................................118 F. HPANA ARTICLE .................................................................................................................128 G. FSU USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH APPROVAL MEMO .......................129 H. RATIONALE FOR PHASE ONE INSTRUMENT QUESTIONS .......................................130 I. PHASE ONE QUESTIONS LEVEL OF MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES................................................................................................................133 J. PHASE TWO INSTRUMENT – SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW GUIDE ..................136 K. PHASE TWO INTERVIEW INVITATION AND INFORMED CONSENT LETTER .......140 REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................144 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ......................................................................................................144 v LIST OF TABLES 1. Attitudes toward reading (Q24) ....................................................................................... 52 2. Attitudes toward reading Harry Potter books (Q24) ........................................................ 53 3. Importance of items when selecting books which were part of a series by the same author (Q28) ..................................................................................................................... 53 4. Frequency each kind of book was read by subjects as they grew up (Q26) .................... 54 5. Frequency read for fun (Q29) .......................................................................................... 54 6. Hours spent reading for fun or pleasure each week (Q30) .............................................. 55 7. Hours spent reading for school or work each week (Q31) .............................................. 56 8. Number of books read for pleasure in an average week (Q32) ....................................... 56 9. Relationship of quantitative data and concept nodes to factor categories ....................... 60 10. Responses received to open-ended survey questions selected for qualitative analysis ... 63 11. Implications of study for target audiences ....................................................................
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