Effects of Afterschool Programs in Public Libraries on Disadvantaged Children: The Case of the New Taipei City Libraryψ

作     者：Chuang, Ya-Wei Sung, Hui-Yun Ya-Wei Chuang;Hui-Yun Sung

作者机构：Graduate Institute of Library and Information Science National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan International PhD Program in Taiwan and Transcultural Studies National Chung Hsing University Taichung Taiwan 

出 版 物：《Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences》 (J. Educ. Media Libr. Sci.)

年 卷 期：2022年第59卷第2期

页      面：137-168页

主　　题：Afterschool programs Disadvantaged children Public libraries Qualitative research 

摘      要：This study aims to investigate effects of afterschool programs in public libraries on disadvantaged children in Taiwan, which serves to demonstrate the value of public libraries for supporting social justice. This study was qualitative in nature. Interviews and observations were employed for data collection. Study participants included: 22 children, 13 parents, eight volunteers, and seven librarians. Findings of this study show that the reasons for parents allowing their children to participate in the program were a lack of time to take care of their children, an inadequate home learning environment, their children requiring assistance needed for to complete their schoolwork, and the meal voucher incentives. In addition, the main activities the children participated in in the public library afterschool programs were finishing their homework and independent reading;other activities, such as reading together, receiving help with their homework, art projects, and games, were arranged by volunteers. Finally, the effects of these programs were improvements in relation to reading habits, reading interests, academic progress, learning vision, interpersonal relationships, etiquette, and mental health. © 2022,Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences. All Rights Reserved.