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- Title
A Review of Educational Policies that Affect Funding of School Libraries in Malawi.
- Authors
Dube, Gift Alfred B.
- Abstract
This study reviews three key government educational policy documents that guide activities and programs to reduce low literacy and academic achievement in primary schools in Malawi and their impact on funding of school libraries in Malawi. Educational experts were consulted to help select key documents that help them make decisions and identify document aspects that affect funding of school libraries. Document analysis was used to identify and analyze aspects within each policy that address challenges of low literacy and academic achievement and impact on funding of school libraries. Findings of this study reveal that the absence of school libraries as a core strategy for addressing challenges of low literacy and academic achievement in primary schools make it difficult for communities and schools to fund libraries in primary schools. The study recommends that government policies include school libraries as a core strategy to enhance literacy and academic achievement.
- Subjects
EDUCATION policy; ACADEMIC achievement; PRIMARY schools; SCHOOL libraries; SCHOOL librarians; SCHOOL employees; ACADEMIC librarians
- Publication
School Libraries Worldwide, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
1023-9391
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29173/slw6923