Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNassimbeni, Mary
dc.contributor.authorDesmond, Snoeks
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-20T08:29:09Z
dc.date.available2014-10-20T08:29:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the research project was to investigate the effects of the provision of story books in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in rural South Africa. The recipients of the donation were children in deprived areas, growing up in print-poor environments. The programme theory of the donor organisation, Biblionef, is that access to attractive age-appropriate books will have beneficial effects such as improved literacy skills, the promotion of confidence and improvement in learning. A qualitative approach was adopted to collect data before the intervention, and six months after the book donation, which included a comprehensive training programme in the use of the books. During the site visits, observation schedules were used; also focus groups of both teachers and children. We were able to chart impact in a number of areas such as improved availability and use of books in fifteen of the schools, with respect to both classroom activities and voluntary reading. In five schools there was no appreciable change. We recommend that innovation in teaching approaches associated with the use of books should be accompanied by careful training, and benign monitoring.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNassimbeni, M., & Desmond, S. (2011). Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa. <i>South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8650en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNassimbeni, Mary, and Snoeks Desmond "Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa." <i>South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8650en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNassimbeni, M., Desmond, S. 2011. Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-8861en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Nassimbeni, Mary AU - Desmond, Snoeks AB - The purpose of the research project was to investigate the effects of the provision of story books in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in rural South Africa. The recipients of the donation were children in deprived areas, growing up in print-poor environments. The programme theory of the donor organisation, Biblionef, is that access to attractive age-appropriate books will have beneficial effects such as improved literacy skills, the promotion of confidence and improvement in learning. A qualitative approach was adopted to collect data before the intervention, and six months after the book donation, which included a comprehensive training programme in the use of the books. During the site visits, observation schedules were used; also focus groups of both teachers and children. We were able to chart impact in a number of areas such as improved availability and use of books in fifteen of the schools, with respect to both classroom activities and voluntary reading. In five schools there was no appreciable change. We recommend that innovation in teaching approaches associated with the use of books should be accompanied by careful training, and benign monitoring. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 0256-8861 T1 - Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa TI - Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8650 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8650
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNassimbeni M, Desmond S. Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa. South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8650.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Libraries and Information Scienceen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7553/77-2-52
dc.titleAvailability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsbooksen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsdisadvantaged schoolsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsreadingen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsteaching and learning behaviouren_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsSouth Africaen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsrural education
uct.subject.keywordsBiblionef
uct.subject.keywordsinnovation in teaching
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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