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Purpose: Rural public libraries, although they are mostly small institutions, provide a wide range of services and programs in very different areas of life, including personal education, development of individual and civic skills of all citizens, and filling their free time. Rural public libraries are one of the factors of development in rural communities, and they are also an ideal place to support the development of society and help intellectual and social growth at the individual and social level. In this regard, the present research identified the role of rural public libraries in the empowerment and development of rural communities in Kermanshah province.
Method: The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach, and the research method was the qualitative content analysis. The participants included the officials of rural public libraries under the general administration of public libraries of Kermanshah province in the fall of 1402. The purposive sampling, also known as judgmental sampling, was used to select participants, and continued until data saturation was reached. A total of 14 interviews were conducted and their duration varied between 40 and 75 minutes. The qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the findings. In order to validate the research, the criteria of credibility and reliability, which are substitutes for validity and reliability in quantitative research, were used.
Findings: The analysis of the interview data led to the formation of 2 categories including the actions of rural public libraries in empowering villagers and village development and the challenges of rural public libraries in empowering villagers and village development were classified. In the action category, 4 concepts including cultural development, economic development, social development and sustainable development and environmental protection were identified, which show the different aspects of role-playing of rural public libraries of Kermanshah province in empowering villagers and developing their villages. In the category of challenges, there are 8 concepts including human resources, information resources, facilities and facilities, the quality level of programs and services, measuring the effectiveness of programs and services, factors related to villagers, the level of cooperation and participation, and how to inform. And ads were detected. In general, the rural public libraries of Kermanshah province empowered their local communities and contributed to the development of their villages through their services, activities and programs. By implementing their various programs and services, which mostly continued throughout the week, the aforementioned libraries have been able to raise the cultural, social and economic awareness and insight of the village; showing the colorful and influential role of the book compared to the Internet; and - To establish the role of the library as a socio-cultural base of the village, take an effective step.
Originality/Value: So far in Iran, there has been no research on the role of rural public libraries in the development of their communities. The findings of this research can be used as a roadmap for rural public libraries in the comprehensive development of their services and programs and their greater impact in the development of their villages.
Method: The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach, and the research method was the qualitative content analysis. The participants included the officials of rural public libraries under the general administration of public libraries of Kermanshah province in the fall of 1402. The purposive sampling, also known as judgmental sampling, was used to select participants, and continued until data saturation was reached. A total of 14 interviews were conducted and their duration varied between 40 and 75 minutes. The qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the findings. In order to validate the research, the criteria of credibility and reliability, which are substitutes for validity and reliability in quantitative research, were used.
Findings: The analysis of the interview data led to the formation of 2 categories including the actions of rural public libraries in empowering villagers and village development and the challenges of rural public libraries in empowering villagers and village development were classified. In the action category, 4 concepts including cultural development, economic development, social development and sustainable development and environmental protection were identified, which show the different aspects of role-playing of rural public libraries of Kermanshah province in empowering villagers and developing their villages. In the category of challenges, there are 8 concepts including human resources, information resources, facilities and facilities, the quality level of programs and services, measuring the effectiveness of programs and services, factors related to villagers, the level of cooperation and participation, and how to inform. And ads were detected. In general, the rural public libraries of Kermanshah province empowered their local communities and contributed to the development of their villages through their services, activities and programs. By implementing their various programs and services, which mostly continued throughout the week, the aforementioned libraries have been able to raise the cultural, social and economic awareness and insight of the village; showing the colorful and influential role of the book compared to the Internet; and - To establish the role of the library as a socio-cultural base of the village, take an effective step.
Originality/Value: So far in Iran, there has been no research on the role of rural public libraries in the development of their communities. The findings of this research can be used as a roadmap for rural public libraries in the comprehensive development of their services and programs and their greater impact in the development of their villages.
Keywords: Rural public libraries, empowerment of villagers, rural community development, actions and challenges, Kermanshah province
Type of Study: qualitative |
Subject:
Qualitative Studies
Received: 2023/12/9 | Accepted: 2024/01/17
Received: 2023/12/9 | Accepted: 2024/01/17
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