On Tue, 16 Apr 1996, Patrick
Dias wrote:
> Betty,
> I know little about the literature on active engagement, but I wondered
> whether by using the word "active" you were opposing it to the kind
> of engagement one observes in a reader lost in a book. I am not sure
> we can measure engagement, or whether we really ought to make that a
> central question. I was reminded by your query of the work of Michael
> Csziksenmihalyi (I am sure I have spelled his name incorrectly) who
> speaks of the "flow" experience, which seems to me a very intense form
> of engagement. I could find some references if you don't know about them
> already.
> Patrick
>
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