Reading at University

by Fairbairn

• ISBN13: 9780335203857
• ISBN10: 033520385X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr

Summary

Reading as a student demands new skills and new disciplines. Students must read. They must read to inform themselves about the subjects they are studying and to allow them to write assignments, reports and dissertations. Though most students can read fairly well, few can make as much or as efficient use as possible of the time they devote to reading for academic purposes. Many guides to study offer a pot pourri of techniques for improving reading skills. None gives as full a treatment of this essential and underpinning area of academic life as Reading at University. The authors believe that students must change both the ways in which they read and the ways in which they think about reading. This book offers effective and efficient strategies for fulfilling students' reading and study potential.

Author Biography

Gavin J. Fairbairn is currently Professor of Professional Development in Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Glamorgan, following many years in teacher education as a Senior Lecturer, then Reader in Education. He has published widely on education and applied ethics and his other books include, with Chris Winch, Reading, Writing and Reasoning.

Susan Fairbairn worked for many years as a research psychologist in medical and nursing education, and as a course tutor in social psychology with the Open University. Currently she works with the Ethnic Minority Achievement Service, teaching literacy skills in Manchester schools. Her books with Gavin Fairbairn include Integrating Special Children: some ethical issues.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
An introductory note	1	(14)
Thinking about reading and about yourself as a reader	15	(19)
Reading as a student	34	(12)
Developing your skills as a reader	46	(18)
Active reading: developing a relationship with texts and their authors	64	(21)
Deciding what to read	85	(12)
Reading and note taking	97	(28)
Reading and writing	125	(19)
Where to read and when?	144	(16)
Share your reading with friends	160	(12)
Reading your own work	172	(17)
Postscript	189	(5)
Examples and possible responses to tasks	194	(8)
References	202	(2)
Index	204