Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Ve Türkiye'de Halk Kütüphaneleri

Abstract

In this study, opinions and awareness levels of directors and librarians working in the
\nprovince public libraries in Turkey on lifelong learning were analyzed, the
\nopportunities of public libraries were tried to be determined and the attitudes of senior
\nunits responsible for public libraries towards this topic were handled. The aim of the
\nstudy is to identify the attitudes of public libraries towards lifelong learning and to find
\nout the reasons of deficiencies arising from librarians and authorities if there is any.
\nWithin this framework the assumption of the study is ‘Public libraries in Turkey are not
\neffective because public library directors and librarians are not aware of lifelong
\nlearning; do not have necessary opportunities and the authorities which they are bound
\nto have negative attitudes towards them’. The scope of the study consists of 168 library
\ndirectors (director, assistant director) working in the province public libraries bound to
\nThe Ministry of Culture and Tourism and 354 librarians who graduated from
\nInformation and Documentation Management. The number of the respondent in the
\nresearch sample is 162.
\nAccording to the findings from 162 directors, assistant directors and librarian
\ndirectors (40.7%) and librarians (50.6%) took part in the study think that they have
\nenough knowledge about lifelong learning. However, the rate of the people thinking that
\nthey are informed enough in their schooling process is considerably low. Moreover,
\nsome of directors and librarians are aware of the fact that lifelong learning is the most 
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\nsignificant matter they should improve themselves on. According to another result
\nobtained from the study is although directors and librarians of public libraries argue
\nthat public libraries is an important part of the lifelong learning process, they are not
\naware of the duties they should take on in this process. It is impossible to say that
\ncounty public libraries involved in the study organize sufficient number of activities
\nwithin the scope of lifelong learning.