Reading Habits and Attitude Toward Medical Humanities of Basic Science Students in a Medical College in Western Nepal

Shankar, Pathiyil Ravi; Ak, Dutta; Mishra, Pranaya; Upadhyay, Dinesh K.

doi:10.1080/10401330802384599

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“…Their second choice of British authors, protagonists and settings also shows their interest in and preference for the English-speaking world over their own world because Arab authors, protagonists and settings came in at little over one tenth of their reading choices. Referring to a similar dilemma in their own findings in Nepal, Shankar et al (2008) suggest two factors which may result in respondents' low interest in reading South Asian authors: "the higher socioeconomic class of the respondents and education in English medium schools" (p.312), both of which could also be key factors in the reading choices of the Emirati students in this study.…”

Section: What's Geography Got To Do With It?supporting

confidence: 63%

“…As more academic libraries open recreational reading sections to promote leisure reading (Hurst, Marsh, Brown, & Forbes, 2017), findings from investigations such as the one reported here, offer evidence of students' choices which helps librarians and educators make informed decisions when selecting and recommending books (Hodgson and Thompson, 2000). There is evidence that having such books available encourages students to read them (Shankar, Dubey, Mishra, & Upadhyay, 2008).…”

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confidence: 67%

“…Mirrors are present when respondents read books containing people similar to themselves. Examples include medical students in Piccoli et al's (2003) study stating that their preferences are books about doctors, and Nepalese students in Shankar et al's (2008) study reading in their native tongue, which enabled them to find themselves in their reading. Readers everywhere, surely need to be able to choose from within an array of interesting books in which they can see themselves reflected there.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This UK study was replicated in Nepal by Shankar et al (2008) who added magazines, newspapers and other periodicals to the survey and investigated the reading preferences of 165 medical students from three Asian countries. While their results were viewed as being "broadly comparable" (p.312) with those of the original study, there were differences.…”

Section: International Journal Of Linguisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Female Emirati University Students’ Book Reading Choices: An Investigation

Kamhieh

2017

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The inescapable link between college students' reading habits and their academic success suggests the importance to educators of investigating their students' reading interests and preferences. The study reported here was an open investigation into the book reading choices of first-year female Emirati university students to see what genres, authors, main protagonists and book settings they preferred. Book titles were mined from data which was gathered during a larger in-depth research on students' reading habits over a period of two years, through interviews, journal entries, surveys, emails and conversations. Results showed that, while students had a preference for fiction, they also had a comparatively high interest in nonfiction, particularly self-help books. Gender did not appear to be a major factor in their preferences although male authors were popular. Geography, including author and protagonist nationality and book setting, appeared to be more important, with students showing a preference for American and British authors, protagonists and settings. With students' overall choice of Arab authors and titles at little more than one tenth of their total choices, availability of interesting books would appear to be of paramount importance. There are implications for the Arabic book publishing industry, in general, and the Emirati book publishing industry, in particular. Findings will be of interest also to educators, librarians and others who wish to promote leisure reading among college students in the Arab world and augment the limited literature on Arab students' reading choices.

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Section: What's Geography Got To Do With It?supporting

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confidence: 99%

Section: International Journal Of Linguisticsmentioning

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Female Emirati University Students’ Book Reading Choices: An Investigation

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2017

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“…The most recent study on MedLine on the arts and leisure pursuits of medical students is almost 50 years old,33 two further studies examine the reading habits of medical students (a typical manifestation of the heavy emphasis on literature in much of the medical humanities),34 35 and an unpublished doctoral study in the UK on the determinants of ethical attitudes among medical students found marked heterogeneity and high levels of engagement in culture 36…”

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confidence: 99%

Rethinking the medical in the medical humanities

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To clinicians there are a number of striking features of the ever-evolving field of the medical humanities. The first is a perception of a predominantly unidirectional relationship between medicine and the humanities, generally in terms of what the arts and humanities have to offer medicine. The second is the portrayal of medical practice in terms of problems and negativities for which the medical humanities are seen to pose the solution rather than viewing medicine as an active and positive contributor to an interdisciplinary project. Paradigms that fail to recognise the contributions of medicine and its practitioners (including students) to the medical humanities, this paper argues, will continue to struggle with definition and acceptance. This paper explores the possibilities for advancing the medical humanities through recognition of the contribution of medicine to the humanities and the importance of engaging with the arts, culture and leisure pursuits of doctors and medical students. Our research shows the richness of cultural engagement of medical students, their broad range of cultural interests and their ability to contribute to research and scholarship in the medical humanities. Mutual recognition of strengths, weaknesses and differences of scholarly approach is critical to successful development of the enterprise. Recognising and building on the interests, sympathies and contributions of medicine and its practitioners to the medical humanities is a fundamental component of this task. Future directions might include introductory courses for humanities scholars in aspects of healthcare and medicine.

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