本研究旨在探討台灣公共圖書館課後輔導對弱勢兒童的影響,以突顯公共圖書館支持社會正義的價值。本研究為質性研究,以訪談法為主,觀察法為輔蒐集資料,研究對象包含:22位兒童、13位家長、八位志工及七位館員。本研究結果顯示:㈠家長對兒童參與公共圖書館課後輔導的原因為:家長缺乏陪伴時間、家庭學習環境不佳、課業需求及餐券的誘因。㈡兒童參與公共圖書館課後輔導活動的內容主要為寫作業與自行閱讀,其他活動則視志工的安排,例如:共讀、課業輔導、美勞、遊戲等。㈢公共圖書館課後輔導對兒童的影響包含:培養閱讀習慣、提升閱讀興趣、學業表現進步、拓展學習視野、增進人際互動、習得禮儀及提升心理狀態。
This study aims to investigate effects of afterschool programs in public libraries on disadvantaged children in Taiwan, which serves to demonstrate the value of public libraries for supporting social justice. This study was qualitative in nature. Interviews and observations were employed for data collection. Study participants included: 22 children, 13 parents, eight volunteers, and seven librarians. Findings of this study show that the reasons for parents allowing their children to participate in the program were a lack of time to take care of their children, an inadequate home learning environment, their children requiring assistance needed for to complete their schoolwork, and the meal voucher incentives. In addition, the main activities the children participated in in the public library afterschool programs were finishing their homework and independent reading; other activities, such as reading together, receiving help with their homework, art projects, and games, were arranged by volunteers. Finally, the effects of these programs were improvements in relation to reading habits, reading interests, academic progress, learning vision, interpersonal relationships, etiquette, and mental health.