Assessment of the Learning Motivations and Role of Family on the Public Library Nonusers
Author : Gouranga Charan Jana
Abstract – Purpose: The study intends to assess the role of family on the nonusers of public library. Socio-economic variables of the nonusers of public library are also equally important, to some extent. The paper has tried to explore the relation with parental aspirations and parental involvement in shaping learning motivation among the nonusers.
Method: Information from various sources, print and non-print, insisted to concentrate on the particular issue on public library nonusers and frame a certain questionnaire to gather data from the nonusers, about themselves, their parents and family, employing survey and observation mode. The study covers 114 respondents, all of whom are adult, covering rural and urban areas, both male and female also. Primary data have been tabulated into tables and analyzed accordingly.
Findings: The study finds that parental socio-economic status largely shape the life-long learning motivation. Dissociation with public library by the family members is also pivotal among the nonusers of public library. Lack of exposure to more learning materials and intuitions during childhood and adolescence are also prominent among the nonusers. Parental dissociation from active socio-economic institutions is also found in the study.
Conclusion: Public library nonusers are from both urban and rural areas and the family influences on them are identical. Socio-economic disadvantages are common among majority of the nonusers. Parental aspirations for learning motivations for their children/ youngsters were not strong on the nonusers. Lack of courage in participation in active socio-economic activities, in the part of parents, is also a driving force among the nonusers. The study aspires for further exploration in this area to have more concrete idea in this assessment study.
Keywords - Public Library; Nonuser; Library and Family; Family Role and Library; Library usage and Family.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.2.2021.1396
Cite This Article As: Jana, G.C. (2021). Assessment of the Learning Motivations and Role of Family on the Public Library Nonusers. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(2) 39-44. www.ijrls.in
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Publication Date : 29 April 2021