How Much do Village Libraries Increase Reading? Results of a Survey of 10th Graders in Burkina Faso

Authors

Michael Kevane, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
Alain Joseph Sissao

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2008

Publisher

De Gruyter

Abstract

This paper offers an estimate of the impact of small public libraries in villages in Burkina Faso on reading habits. A survey of secondary school students was conducted in March 2005. Students were selected in eight villages that matched the criteria ‘with library’ and ‘without library’. Overall the reading level of students in the sample was quite low, but the results indicate that the presence of a well-functioning library leads to an increase in reading on the order of 50%.

Comments

This is the author accepted manuscript version. For the final, published version go to: https://doi.org/10.1515/libr.2008.020

Recommended Citation

Kevane, M., & Sissao, A. J. (2008). How Much do Village Libraries Increase Reading? Results of a Survey of 10th Graders in Burkina Faso. Libri, 58(3), 202–210.