Getting Books in Children's Hands: Creating a Citywide Book Distribution Policy Using a Mixed-Methods Geospatial Approach

Autor/inn/en	Neuman, Susan B.; Celano, Donna; Portillo, Maya
Titel	Getting Books in Children's Hands: Creating a Citywide Book Distribution Policy Using a Mixed-Methods Geospatial Approach
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 58 (2021) 4, S.815-849 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Neuman, Susan B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831221993834
Schlagwörter	Childrens Literature; Reading Materials; Books; Low Income Groups; Urban Areas; Reading Programs; Geographic Information Systems; Beginning Reading; Family Environment; Emergent Literacy; Economically Disadvantaged; Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Urban area; Stadtregion; Erstleseunterricht; Familienmilieu; Frühleseunterricht
Abstract	Recognizing the academic benefits of access to print for young children, book distribution programs abound in the United States. Designed to promote book ownership for low-income families, programs have unique delivery systems, leading to a largely fragmented policy. This article describes an urban city's effort to build a coordinated book distribution program. Phase 1 examines the extent of book distributions, integrating data from 74 organizations and their branches (297). Using geographic information systems, we determined the spatialized patterns of scarcity and/or opportunity and the alignment between the intended and actual audience. In Phase 2, we conducted nine focus groups from neighborhoods receiving these book distributions. Results highlight the complexities of a well-intentioned policy and how multiple methods might inform policymaking in the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01