School libraries as a literacy intervention tool in primary schools : action reserach in Atteridgeville

• Main Author: Wessels, Nicoline
• Other Authors: Machet, Myrna
• Language: en
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Action research; Information literacy; School libraries; Education in South African; 372.60968227; Child development; Literacy > South Africa > Atteridgeville; Information literacy > South Africa > Atteridgeville; School libraries > South Africa > Atteridgeville
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3597

1 online resource (xii, 184 leaves : ill.) === A high level of literacy is essential if a child is to be employable and determines the role a person will play in the globalised information age. In South Africa the literacy levels, including reading levels, of school children is extremely low. The study forms part of a longitudinal reading and literacy intervention project undertaken over a five year period in two disadvantaged primary schools in an urban township. The project focused on capacity building and resource building of the school community including the teachers, learners, school librarians and parents. This dissertation describes an action research study that focused specifically on setting up school libraries in each of these schools and the professional development of the teachers in order to contribute to the teaching and learning practices in the schools. It offers critical reflections on the process and findings and contributes to research on school libraries in South Africa. === Information Science === M.A. (Information Science)