Student Learning through a Rural Community Library: A case study from Uganda

Adimorah, E. N. O. (1993). Rural community information systems and culture in Africa. Resource Sharing and Information Networks, 8(2), 91–116.

Aitchison, J. (2006). Experiments in the provision of rural community libraries in South Africa: The Family Literacy Project’s initiatives. Innovation, 32, 94–109.

Alemna, A. A. (1995). Community libraries: An alternative to public libraries in Africa. Library Review, 44(7): 40–44.

Andersen, S. S. (1997). Case-studier og generalisering: Forskningsstrategi og design [Case studies and generalisation: Research Strategy and design]. Bergen, Norway: Fagbokforlaget.

Audunson, R. (1992). Brukerundersøkelser: Teoretisk og metodiske tilnærminger [User studies: Theoretical and methodical approaches]. In: M. B. Baadshaug (Ed.), Bibliotek og samfunn: Forskning om bibliotek (pp. 79-96). Oslo, Universitetsforlaget. Oslo, Norway: Universitetsforlaget.

Bagenda, B. N. (1996). Evaluation of the prospects of the rural library project in Luwero District. Unpublished master’s thesis, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Barton, D. (1994). Literacy: An introduction to the ecology of written language. Oxford, Eng.: Blackwell.

Bell, J. (1987). Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education and social science. Philadelphia: Open University Press.

Brock-Utne, B. (1996). Reliability and validity in qualitative research within education in Africa. International Review of Education, 42, 605–621.

Brock-Utne, B. (2000). Whose education for all?: The recolonization of the African mind. New York: Falmer Press.

Bryman, A. (2004). Social Research methods (2nd ed.). Oxford, Eng.: Oxford University Press.

Bråten, I. (2002). Ulike perspektiver på læring [Different perspectives on learning]. In: I. Bråten (Ed.), Læring: I sosialt, kognitivt og sosialt-kognitivt perspektiv (pp. 11–30). Oslo, Norway: Cappelen akademisk forlag.

Clark C., & Rumbold, K. (2006). Reading for pleasure: A research overview. Retrieved May 3, 2009, from http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/Reading%20for%20pleasure.pdf

Creswell, J. W. (1994). Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Creswell, J. W. (2007). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Creswell, J. W. (2008). Educational research: Planning, conducting and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

Cummins, J. (2000). Language, power and pedagogy: Bilingual children in the crossfire. Clevedon, Eng.: Multilingual Matters.

Dent, V. F. (2006a). Modelling the rural community library: Characteristics of the Kitengesa Library in rural Uganda. New Library World, 107(1/2), 16–30.

Dent, V. F. (2006b). Observations of school library impact at two rural Ugandan schools. New Library World, 107( 9/10), 403–21.

Dent, V. F. (2007). Local economic development in Uganda and the connection to rural community libraries and literacy. New Library World, 108(5/6), 203–217.

Dent Goodman, V. F. (2008). Rural library services: Historical development and modern-day examples from West Africa. New Library World, 109(11/12), 512–532.

Dent, V. F., & Yannotta, L. (2005). A rural community library in Uganda: A study of its use and users. Libri, 55 (1), 39–55.

Durrance, J. C., & Fisher, K. E. (2003). Determining How Libraries and Librarians Help. Library Trends, 51, 305–334.

Ezzy, D. (2002). Qualitative analysis: Practice and innovation. London: Routledge.

FAVL. (n.d.). Libraries. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from http://favl.org/libraries.html/

Freire, P. (1972). Pedagogy of the oppressed. London: Penguin.

Geertz, C. (1973). The interpretation of cultures: Selected essays. New York: Basic Books.

Government of Uganda. (1992). Education for National Integration and Development: Government White Paper on implementation of the recommendation of the report of the Education Policy Review Commission. Kampala, Uganda: Author.

Greenwood, D. J., & Levin, M. (2007). Introduction to action research: Social research for social change (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Haidar, A. (1977). Development of school libraries: Report prepared for the Government of Uganda by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Retrieved April 1, 2009, from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0003/000334/033482eb.pdf

Heath, S. B. (1983). Ways with words: Language, life, and work in communities and classrooms. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press.

Holmarsdottir, H. (2005). From policy to practice: A study of the implementation of the language-in-education policy (LiEP) in three South African primary schools. Oslo, Norway: Unipub.

Ikoja, R. (2004). Nakaseke Multipurpose Community Telecentre and Library. In: J. Chisenga (Ed.), The use of ICTs in African Public Libraries: A survey of ten countries in anglophone Africa (pp. 108–110). Retrieved May 5, 2009, from http://www.inasp.info/uploaded/documents/chisenga.pdf

Ikoja-Odongo, J. R. (2004). Public Library Politics: The Ugandan Perspective, Information Development 20(3), 169–181.

Issak, A. (Ed.). (2000). Public Libraries in Africa. A report and annotated bibliography. Oxford, Eng.: International Network for the availability of Scientific Publications.

Izizinga, R. (2000). The teaching of reading in Uganda. In: K. Parry (Ed.), Language and literacy in Uganda (pp. 66–70). Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers.

Jönsson, A., & Olsson, J. (2008). Reading culture and literacy in Uganda: The case of the “Children’s Reading Tent”. Master’s dissertation, Borås University College, Sweden. Retrieved May 3, 2009, from http://bada.hb.se/bitstream/2320/3405/1/08-7.pdf

Kagan, A. (1982). Literacy, libraries and underdevelopment—With special reference to Tanzania. Africana Journal, 13(1-4), 1–23.

Kasente, D. (2003). Gender and education in Uganda. Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2003/4, The Leap to Equality. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001467/146790e.pdf

Kendrick, M., & Jones, S. (2008). Girls’ visual representations of literacy in a rural Ugandan community. Canadian Journal of Education, 31(2), 371–404.

Kevane, M., & Sissao, A. J. (2004). The cost of getting books read in rural Africa: Estimates from a survey of library use in Burkina Faso. World Libraries, 14(2).

Kigongo-Bukenya, I. M. N. (1990). Combatting illiteracy in Uganda through the public library services. In: A. Olden & M. Wise (Eds.), Information and libraries in developing world: Vol. 1. Sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 124–143). London: Library Association.

Krashen, S. D. (2004). The power of reading: Insights from the research (2nd ed.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Knuth, R. (1994). Libraries, literacy and development: Combined libraries as an option for developing countries: A brief communication. International Information and Library Review, 26, 77–89.

Kuhlthau, C. C. (1993). Seeking meaning: A process approach to library and information services. Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Kuhlthau, C. C. (1999). Student learning in the library: What library power librarians say. School Libraries Worldwide, 5(2), 80–96.

Kühne, B. (1993). Biblioteket – skolans hjärna?: Skolbiblioteket som resurs i det undersökande arbetssättet på grundskolan [The library – the brain of the school?: The school library as a resource in the inquiry way of working in primary and lower secondary school]. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International.

Kvale, S. (1997). Det kvalitative forskningsintervju [The qualitative research interview]. Oslo, Norway: Gyldendal.

Kwikiriza, L. How can reading and writing be built on oral traditions and practices? In: K. Parry (Ed.), Language and literacy in Uganda (pp. 88–91). Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers.

Lance, K. C., Welborn, L., & Hamilton-Pennell, C. (1993). The impact of school library media centres on academic achievement. Castle Rock, CO: Hi Willow Research and Publishing.

Limberg, L. (2003). Skolbibliotekets pedagogiska roll: En kunskapsöversikt [The pedagogical role of the school library: A knowledge overview]. Stockholm: Skolverket.

Lincoln, Y. S., & Guba, E. G. (1985). Naturalistic Inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Lutaaya, C. (1999). Effect of library services of secondary school students: a case study of Ndejje Secondary School Library and Ndejje Day Vocational School. Unpublished Bachelor’s dissertation, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Magara, E., & Batambuze, C. (2005). Towards a Reading Culture for Uganda. African Journal of Library, Archive and Information Science, 15(1), 35–42.

Magara, E., & Nyumba, J. B. (2004). Towards a School Library Development Policy for Uganda. Library Review, 53(6), pp. 313–322.

Mammo, G. (1985). Structures and linkages for involvement of political leadership in the Ethiopian mass-literacy campaign. In: G. Carron, & A. Bordia (Eds.), Issues in planning and implementing national literacy programmes (pp. 107–122). Paris: Unesco.

Markless, S., & Streatfield, D. (2006). Evaluating the impact of your library. London: Facet Publishing.

Mlaki, T. E. (2000). Tanzania: Public libraries in Tanzania. In: A. Issak (Ed.), Public Libraries in Africa. A report and annotated bibliography (pp. 165–171 ). Oxford, Eng.: International Network for the availability of Scientific Publications.

Mostert, B.J. (1998) Community Libraries: The Concept and its Application: With Particular Reference to a South African Community Library System. International Information & Library Review, 30, 71–85.

Mostert, B.J. (2001). African Public Library Systems: A Literature Survey [Electronic version]. Libres, 11(1).

Muwanga, N. K., Aguti, J. N., Mugisha, J. F., Ndidde, A. N., & Siminyu, S. N. (2007). Literacy practices in primary schools: Lessons for future interventions. Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers.

Namuchwa, C. E. (2007). Challenges of using English as a medium of instruction in the upper part of primary schools in rural Uganda: A case of one primary school in Mpigi District. Master’s dissertation, University of Oslo, Norway. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from http://www.duo.uio.no/sok/work.html?WORKID=57779

Newa, J.M. (1990). Libraries in national literacy education programmes in Africa South of the Sahara: The state of the art. International Library Review, 22, 77–93.

Nindi, J. (1986). Rural libraries. In: J. Müller (Ed.), Learning strategies for post-literacy: The Tanzanian approach (pp. 281–287). Bonn, Germany: Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE).

Oakley, A. (1999). Paradigm wars: some thoughts on a personal and public trajectory. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2, 247–254.

OCLF. (n.d.). Profiles of our libraries. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from http://www.osuchildrenslibraryfund.ca/

Onwubiko, C. P. C. (1996). The practice of Amadi’s ‘barefoot librarianship’ in African public libraries: Constraints and prospects. Library Review, 45(4), 39–47.

Otiso, K. M. (2006). Culture and customs of Uganda. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Ourgay, M. (1991). Libraries in Ethiopia before 1900. International Library Review, 23, 391–399.

Parry, K. (1992). The test at the gate: Models of literacy in reading assessment. TESOL Quarterly, 26(3), 433–461.

Parry, K. (2005). Books for African readers: Borrowing Patterns at Kitengesa Library. Paper presented at the 4th Pan Africa Conference on Reading for All, Ezulwini, Swaziland.

Parry, K. (2009). The Story of a library: Research and development in an African village [Electronic version]. Teachers College Record, 111(9).

Pallant, J. (2007). SPSS survival manual: A step by step guide to data analysing using SPSS for Windows. Glasgow, Scotland: Open University Press.

Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative Evaluation Methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Patton, M. Q. (1997). Utilization-focused evaluation: The new century text (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Rafste, E. T. (2001). Et sted å lære eller et sted å være?: En case-studie av elevers bruk og opplevelse av skolebiblioteket [A place to be or a place to learn?: A case study on students’ use and experience of the school library]. Oslo, Norway: Unipub.

Rafste, E. T. (2008). Skolebiblioteket som læringsarena [The school library as an area for learning]. In: T. Hoel, E. T. Rafste, & T. P. Sætre (Eds.), Opplevelse, oppdagelse opplysning (pp. 16–41). Oslo, Norway: Biblioteksentralen.

Rogers, A. (2001). Afterword. In: B. V. Street (Ed.), Literacy and development: ethnographic perspectives (pp. 205–222). London: Routledge.

Sarantakos, S. (1998). Social research (2nd ed.). Houndmills, Eng.: Macmillan.

Stilwell, C. (1989). Community libraries: A brief review of their origins nature with particular reference to South Africa. Journal of Librarianship, 21(4), 260–69.

Street, B. V. (1984). Literacy in theory and practice. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press.

Street, B. V. (2001). Introduction. In: B. V. Street (Ed.), Literacy and development: ethnographic perspectives (pp. 1–18). London: Routledge.

Sturges, P. (2001). The poverty of librarianship: an historical critique of public librarianship in Anglophone Africa. Libri, 51(1), 38–48.

Sturges, P., & Neill, R. (1998). The quiet struggle: Information and libraries for the people of Africa. 2nd. ed. London: Mansell.

Todd, R., & Kuhlthau, C. (2005). Student learning through Ohio School Libraries, Part 1: How effective school libraries help students, School Libraries Worldwide, 11(1), 63–88.

Uganda. (2004). Uganda. In: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the nations: (Vol. 2. Africa, pp. 583–594). Detroit: Gale.

UgCLA. (n.d.). Member list. Retrieved April 30, 2009, from http://ugcla.org/members.htm

UNDP. (n.d.). Uganda facts and figures. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from http://www.undp.or.ug/resources/45/

UTRT. (n.d.). Projects. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from http://www.underthereadingtree.org/projects/

Veeck, G. (2001). Talk is cheap: Cultural and linguistic fluency during field research. The Geographical Review, 91(1/2), 34–40.

Vulliamy, G. (1990). The potential of qualitative educational research strategies in developing countries: Qualitative strategies. In: G. Vulliamy, K. Lewin, & D. Stephens (Eds.), Doing educational research in developing countries: Qualitative strategies (pp. 7–25). London: Falmer Press.

Ward, M., Penny, A., & Read, T. (2006): Education reform in Uganda – 1997–2004: Reflections on Policy, Partnership, Strategy and Implementation. United Kingdom: Department for International Development (DFID).

Williams, D., & Wavell, C. (2001a). Recent research on the impact of the school library resource centre on learning, School Librarian, 49(3), 123–7.

Williams, D., & Wavell, C. (2001b). Evaluating the Impact of the School Library Resource Center on Learning. School libraries Worldwide, 7(1), 58–71.

Williams, D., & Wavell, C. (2001c). The impact of he school library resource centre on learning: A Report on research conducted for Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries. Aberdeen, Scotland: Robert Gordon University.

Wright, M. W. (2001). More than just chanting: Multilingual literacies, ideology, and teaching methodologies in rural Eritrea. In. B. V. Street (Ed.), Literacy and development: ethnographic perspectives (pp. 205–222). London: Routledge.

Yin, R. K. (2003). Case study research: Design and methods (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Østerud, S. (1998). Relevansen av begrepene «validitet» og «reliabilitet» i kvalitativ forskning [The relevance of the concepts «validity» and «reliability» in qualitative research]. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift, 82(3), 119—130.