How do book clubs work in Secondary Education?

Abstract

Although it has been shown that book clubs are a great tool to enhance reading with both, children and adults, it is surprising that there is hardly enough research in this field in Secondary Education. The main objective of the present study is to analyse how book clubs work in Secondary Education in order to solve any possible doubts about the advisability to implement them in a secondary school. Therefore, a national research has been carried out in cooperation with some educational centres which run a book club. The study has taken into account not only the origin of each book club but how it works and its implications.  Considering the results of the study, it is possible to conclude that running a book club has multiple benefits to its participants, both, in academic and social development and therefore, it is worth starting and promoting   book clubs in Secondary Education.