Abstract
The experience of Icelandic pupils in different kinds of reading, media and cultural activity is analysed in relation to both cultural change and the current educational debate on cultural literacy. The main focus is on sagas, folk‐tales, mythology and Icelandic literature. A total of 316 subjects in grades 4‐10 answered a questionnaire on their experience, amount of reading or watching, and their favourite characters. Factor‐analytical and correlational data are reported, and the effects of age, gender, socio‐economic status (SES) and geographical area are investigated. One of the main conclusions is that the reading of books has not diminished since television was introduced in 1968, and that the cultural experience of Icelandic youngsters is heterogeneous. Age strongly affected the interests and cultural experience of our subjects, as did gender, SES and geographical context ‐‐ alone or in interaction with other variables.
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