Dissertation Information for Ann Dorinda Carlson NAME: - Ann Dorinda Carlson
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science
SCHOOL:
- Columbia University (USA) (1983)
ADVISORS: - Kay Ellen Vandergrift
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - Leslie Williams
MPACT Status: Fully Complete
Title: EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERATURE SHARING PROGRAMS: PUBLIC LIBRARIANS' PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES
Abstract: Since the 1970s a growing number of public
libraries scttered across this country have
initiated early childhood literature sharing
programs, i.e., storytimes for children
under three years of age and/or
informational programs for
parents/caregivers of children under three
years of age.
concuurent with thegroth of these programs
in libraries the feld of child development
has changed radically in realizing the
imporatance of a child's first few years and
has provided a great amount of early
childhood development information based on
research in the field. This early childhood
development information has implications for
public library programs.
The purpose of this study was (1) to develop
a Schema of Early Childhood Development
Literature Sharing Implicatons from an
analysis and synthesis of information
concerning child development from birth to
three years of age (which was subsequently
reviews by early childhood specilists for
its accuracy); (2) to query librarians in
this country who offered early childhood
literature sharing programs about their
program practices and attitudes via a mail
survey questionnaire; and (3) to determine
if the practices and attitudes of
theselibrarians corresponded to the Schema
and if the practices and attitudes were
independent of certain institutional and
personal characteristics.
The findings show that among the 253
partipants-- a 78% response rate -- of this
study (1) the literature sharing practices
to a large degree corresponded to the
Schema; (2) the attitudes of librarians to a
large degree corresponded to the Schema; (3)
the litearture sharing parctices were by and
large independent of background variables
(exceptions include librarian's amount of
early childhood devlopment reading); and ,
(4) the attitudes, to a lesser extent than
the practices, were independent of
background variables (exceptions included
librarian's amount of early childhood
development reading, if librarin has taken
early childhood education courses, if
librarian has past teaching experience.
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