"It's Like a Lot of Things in America": Linguistic Minority Parents' Use of Libraries.

Constantino, Rebecca

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ERIC Number: EJ478024

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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"It's Like a Lot of Things in America": Linguistic Minority Parents' Use of Libraries.

Constantino, Rebecca

School Library Media Quarterly, v22 n2 p87-89 Win 1994

Describes a study that conducted interviews with 27 linguistic minority parents (i.e., parents of students for whom English is not their first language) to investigate their general understanding and use of public libraries. Reasons for nonuse of libraries are discussed, including a lack of knowledge about libraries, no prior experience, and apprehension and fear. (LRW)

Descriptors: Fear, Interviews, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Prior Learning, Problems, Public Libraries, Use Studies, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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