Date of Award
2016
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Master's Paper
Degree Awarded
Master of Arts (MA)
Program
English
Department
English
College
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Faculty Advisor
Brooks, Kevin
Description
While research on college students and their use of e-books has emerged, there have not been studies done on the use of e-books by English and English majors specifically. This research aims to fill that gap. An analysis of the number of required textbooks that were available as e-books for English classes at NDSU revealed that just over half (or 67%) of the required books were available in e-book form. Surveys were distributed to English and English education majors at NDSU to determine their use of e-books and their attitudes towards them. Follow up interviews were also conducted to gain more insight. The majority of the participants agreed that they preferred print books over e-books, but they did acknowledge that e-books could be useful for some applications and agreed that e-books will still exist in the future.
Recommended Citation
Dillon, Marie Joy, "Understanding the Availability of E-Books for NDSU English Classes and English/English Education Majors’ Perceptions of E-Books" (2016). English. 90.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/english/90
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/25798