Do They Read for Pleasure? Surveying Secondary School Teachers of District Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Every society is focused on developing readers who not only can read but also want to read. This rule is more employed on teachers when it is evidenced that good readers lead to good teachers. The students are modelling their teachers hence, it is necessary for a school teacher to be good readers to produce good readers and lifelong learners. The current study explored secondary teachers’ reading attitudes, priority towards reading, and engagement activities. Method: The data were collected by surveying 400 secondary school teachers who were teaching in public sector schools of District Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 40 (20 males, 20 females) randomly selected public secondary schools were approached to collect data from 400 teachers through a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 version. Results showed that secondary school teachers perceived themselves as devoted readers and they are reading in their leisure time by considering reading pleasure and relaxing activity. The study was the first of its kind to report reading habits among secondary school teachers teaching in District Lahore, Pakistan.