A Study of Fifty Home Libraries with Special Reference to Their Function in Child Development

Authors

Gertrude Hill Nystrom, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

A random sampling of fifty home libraries was made in a city of 6,000 population. The mothers were interviewed in their homes, and their libraries were examined by a person trained in library science and child study. Emphasis is given to the child development materials found in the homes, including child study books and magazines, and children's books and magazines. The evaluation of the reading materials is both quantitative and qualitative. Results are tabulated according to nativity of parents, occupational class, educational status of parents, and number of children in the family. Large charts present the core of the results in a graphic manner.

Publication Date

1931

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

38

Issue

1

First Page

238

Last Page

238

Copyright

©1931 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Nystrom, Gertrude Hill (1931) "A Study of Fifty Home Libraries with Special Reference to Their Function in Child Development," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 38(1), 238-238.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol38/iss1/92