Miha Kovač
Biographic Data
| ID | 3915185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miha Kovač |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miha |
| FAMILY NAME | Kovač |
| SIGNATURE | KOVAČ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What Do Future Educators Read and How Do Certain Factors Influence Their Reading Habits
In this paper, we present selected findings from a 2024/2025 study on the reading habits of students from two major Slovenian universities enrolled in teacher education programs and compare them with data from a similar study conducted in 2017/2018. Understanding the reading practices of future educators is essential for improving reading engagement in schools and society as a whole. The data obtained from a selected student sample corroborate pr…
The Form of the Book
The Form of the Book Angus Phillips (bio) and Miha Kovač (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution With the introduction of new platforms for reading and engaging with the printed word in recent decades, book lovers might be forced to wonder: Is this a book? The authors mull the protean transformations of books and the ongoing evolution of print culture. FOR MOST PEOPLE the book still means the printed book. It is familiar as an object and…
Why higher-level reading is important
Societies are facing fundamental transformations as digital technologies are changing the ways we live, interact, work, study and read. The social and cultural impact of the digitization process on reading skills and practices remains under-researched. While digital technologies offer much potential for new forms of reading, recent empirical research shows that the digital environment is having a negative impact on reading, in particular on long-…
How do the Expectations of Faculty Members Influence the Quality and Acquisition of Knowledge in the Academic Environment? The Case of Slovenia
The text questions the assumption of the Bologna reform that student-centered learning will improve the quality of university study. Research conducted on a sample of 429 students from various study programs at two faculties of the University of Ljubljana, whom we asked about their reading and study habits, showed that relying on the subjective motivation of students alone is not enough to ensure that they read compulsory reading material and thu…
Reading in the era of digitisation
Digital technologies offer tremendous opportunities with respect to information access, storage and transmission, and digital reading environments offer ways to present information that are difficult or impossible to attain in text on paper. This is significantly changing the ways we read. Digital materials can be adapted to each individual’s skill level, enabling flexible learning processes to accommodate the particular needs and developments of…
Reading in a post-textual era
This paper analyses major social shifts in reading by comparing publishing statistics with results of empirical research on reading. As media statistics suggest, the last five decades have seen two shifts: from textual to visual media, and with the advent of digital screens also from long-form to short-form texts. This was accompanied by new media-adequate reading modes: while long-form content invokes immersed and/or deep reading, we predominant…
Never Mind the Web
Never mind the Web
Miha Kovac examines the role of the printed book in contemporary societies, its demographics and its relation to the other media. It analyzes the differences among various national book industries throughout Europe and the USA, and the reasons and impact of the differences
The Slovene Spring
How do the Expectations of Faculty Members Influence the Quality and Acquisition of Knowledge in the Academic Environment? The Case of Slovenia
The text questions the assumption of the Bologna reform that student-centered learning will improve the quality of university study. Research conducted on a sample of 429 students from various study programs at two faculties of the University of Ljubljana, whom we asked about their reading and study habits, showed that relying on the subjective motivation of students alone is not enough to ensure that they read compulsory reading material and thu…
The Slovene Spring
Never Mind the Web
Never mind the Web
Miha Kovac examines the role of the printed book in contemporary societies, its demographics and its relation to the other media. It analyzes the differences among various national book industries throughout Europe and the USA, and the reasons and impact of the differences
Reading in the era of digitisation
Digital technologies offer tremendous opportunities with respect to information access, storage and transmission, and digital reading environments offer ways to present information that are difficult or impossible to attain in text on paper. This is significantly changing the ways we read. Digital materials can be adapted to each individual’s skill level, enabling flexible learning processes to accommodate the particular needs and developments of…
Reading in a post-textual era
This paper analyses major social shifts in reading by comparing publishing statistics with results of empirical research on reading. As media statistics suggest, the last five decades have seen two shifts: from textual to visual media, and with the advent of digital screens also from long-form to short-form texts. This was accompanied by new media-adequate reading modes: while long-form content invokes immersed and/or deep reading, we predominant…
Why higher-level reading is important
Societies are facing fundamental transformations as digital technologies are changing the ways we live, interact, work, study and read. The social and cultural impact of the digitization process on reading skills and practices remains under-researched. While digital technologies offer much potential for new forms of reading, recent empirical research shows that the digital environment is having a negative impact on reading, in particular on long-…
How do the Expectations of Faculty Members Influence the Quality and Acquisition of Knowledge in the Academic Environment? The Case of Slovenia
The text questions the assumption of the Bologna reform that student-centered learning will improve the quality of university study. Research conducted on a sample of 429 students from various study programs at two faculties of the University of Ljubljana, whom we asked about their reading and study habits, showed that relying on the subjective motivation of students alone is not enough to ensure that they read compulsory reading material and thu…
The Form of the Book
The Form of the Book Angus Phillips (bio) and Miha Kovač (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution With the introduction of new platforms for reading and engaging with the printed word in recent decades, book lovers might be forced to wonder: Is this a book? The authors mull the protean transformations of books and the ongoing evolution of print culture. FOR MOST PEOPLE the book still means the printed book. It is familiar as an object and…
What Do Future Educators Read and How Do Certain Factors Influence Their Reading Habits
In this paper, we present selected findings from a 2024/2025 study on the reading habits of students from two major Slovenian universities enrolled in teacher education programs and compare them with data from a similar study conducted in 2017/2018. Understanding the reading practices of future educators is essential for improving reading engagement in schools and society as a whole. The data obtained from a selected student sample corroborate pr…
Computer Science (6 works) · Digital Games and Media (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · World Wide Web (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Comprehension (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Publishing (3 works) · Reading comprehension (3 works) · Books (2 works)