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A Study on Children's Book Selection Behavior

어린이 독자의 도서선택에 관한 연구

  • 정진수 (덕성여자대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2011.01.19
  • Accepted : 2011.02.15
  • Published : 2011.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to understand how children age 10-13 select books in libraries and to identify their attitudes toward reading itself and library as a space for reading. The study was conducted within the framework of a qualitative study, and the data was collected from 32 children who visited urban public libraries in Seoul during the summer of 2010 through individual interviews. The data collected were analyzed with QSR NVivo9. The results show that (1) children seem to consider libraries as reading places, (2) children seem to understand that reading is an activity conducive to their learning, (3) children themselves selected their books for reading, (4) children used browsing and keyword searching to find the books they like to read, (5) children mentioned the importance of "their interests" and "appropriateness" in selecting books, and (6) there were a variety of factors affecting children's book selection; titles, cover images and illustrations, accessibility of books, genres and subject areas, treatment, favorite authors and books, and publishers.

본 연구의 목적은 어린이들의 독서를 위한 공간으로서 도서관과 독서에 대한 인식과 그들의 도서선택행위를 살펴봄으로써 어린이들의 일상적인 독서를 이해하고자함에 있다. 질적 연구방법을 사용하여 2010년 여름방학기간 중 10세부터 13세까지의 초등학생 32명을 대상으로 두 곳의 도서관에서 인터뷰를 실시하고 QSR NVivo 9를 이용하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 어린이들은 독서하는 공간으로서 도서관을 인식하고 있었다. 둘째, 독서를 유익한 활동으로 인정하고 있었다. 셋째, 어린이들은 읽을 책을 스스로 선택하였다. 넷째, 도서 선택을 위한 접근 방식으로 브라우즈와 목록이용이 있었다. 다섯째, 어린이들은 도서 선택 시 '재미있는' 책과 자신들에게 '맞는' 책을 특히 강조하였다. 여섯째, 선택을 하도록 하는 요인으로 서명, 책표지 디자인과 삽화, 도서의 접근성, 선택되는 도서의 장르/주제 분야, 표현 방식, 좋아하는 작가와 작품, 출판사가 가장 많이 언급되었다.

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