Abstract:

This study aims to determine reading habits of manager assistant candidates. The research includes students studying at office management and administrative assistance programs of Atça, Honaz and Yalvaç Vocational Schools. A survey questionnaire including 26 closed-ended questions was used in the study. A total of 286 completed questionnaires were returned and frequency tables and Chi-Square tests were used ta analyze the collected data. Test results indicated that library-using habit, habit of having a reading material during a trip, habit of giving book as a gift, daily time devoted for watching television, daily time devoted for virtual amusement. family-reading habit, and family-book shelves had an influence on reading habits and number o boks read by manager assistant candidates in one year. Also test results indicated that female ones read more than male manager assistant candidates.

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