A special motivational intervention program and junior high school students' library use and attitudes

A randomized experiment was performed in seventeen junior high schools in which students in the experimental group received a special six-week library-oriented treatment designed to improve students' understanding of, attitudes toward, and use of the school library. The treatment was found to h...

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Published in:	The Journal of experimental education Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 97 - 101
Main Authors:	Schon, Isabel, Hopkins, Kenneth D., Everett, Jamie, Hopkins, B. R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC Heldref Publications 01-12-1984 Heldref
Subjects:	Benutzer Bibliothek Control groups Educational sciences High school students High schools Information use Junior high schools Librarians Libraries Libraries, documentation Library schools School libraries Statistical significance Student Teaching aids
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Summary:	A randomized experiment was performed in seventeen junior high schools in which students in the experimental group received a special six-week library-oriented treatment designed to improve students' understanding of, attitudes toward, and use of the school library. The treatment was found to have a significant effect on library use and library/librarian attitudes but no effect on reading attitudes. Although there were large differences among the librarians, there was no significant interaction between treatments and librarians.
ISSN:	0022-0973 1940-0683