Investigation of the effect of the hidden program on the reading habits of high school students

This research aims to examine the effect of the hidden prrogram on high school students' reading habits. Research shows that the aim of providing "reading habits" to students in official programs from primary school onwards has not been achieved to the desired extent. This research aims to understand how the hidden curriculum affects the book reading habit of high school students and to produce solutions for how the hidden curriculum can be employed to improve the book reading habit of high school students in line with the main purpose. For this purpose, qualitative research design was used in the research. The participants of the study were determined using the appropriate sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods. Participants consist of 4 literature teachers working in a high school in one of the central districts of Kayseri province and 10 students studying in this high school. Of the participants who were teachers, 1 was female and 3 were male; of the participants who were students, 7 were female and 3 were male. The research data were collected through semi-structured teacher and student interview forms prepared by the researcher. The audio recordings obtained as a result of the interviews were transcribed into writing by the researcher. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis. According to the data obtained as a result of the student interviews, students' book reading habits were examined under the themes of "Reading, Teacher, Friend, Family, School" and under the categories of "Reason for Not Reading, Reason for Reading, Book Preference, Time to Gain Habits, Teacher Effect, Positive Friend Effect, Negative Friend Effect, Positive Family Effect, Negative Family Effect, Library, Activities and Applications, Time and Textbooks" within the scope of the hidden curriculum. The data obtained as a result of the teacher interviews were examined under the themes of "Teacher Reading Habit, Student Reading Habit, School" and under the categories of "Reading Reasons, Book Preference, Teachers, Family, Reading Habit, Book Preference, Student's Reasons for Not Reading, Student's Reasons for Reading, Education System, Determination of Books to Read, Textbooks, Activities and Applications, Library" within the scope of the hidden curriculum. Through the hidden curriculum, students' reading purposes are shaped; where students' book preferences are tried to be shaped; teachers' perspectives, behaviors, discourses, and practices in the classroom and at school have an impact on the reading habits of their students; that the circle of friends has an effect on the reading habits of the students; that families have an influence on students' reading habits; that the activities and practices organized for reading books in the school are insufficient, and was concluded that textbooks were insufficient to give the habit of reading books. Keywords: official program, hidden curriculum, book reading habit