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Telling Tales. An Observational Study of Storytelling for Children in Swedish Public Libraries.
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of ALM.
2017 (English)In: New Review of Children´s Literature and Librarianship, ISSN 1361-4541, Vol. 23, no 2, p. 106-125Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

An ethnographic observational study of storytelling for children in Swedish public libraries explored participants’ interactions with each other and with other artifacts used in storytelling. Findings suggest that librarians interact with children by asking rhetorical questions, but the use of reflective questions is rarer. Results show that librarians and educators limit children’s participation but children express resistance to activities. Storytime sessions are organized around the spoken and written story, although children show the greatest interest in pictures and artifacts. Interactions between participants and different materials are complex and storytelling practices today are affected by the historical and institutional practices of yesterday.

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Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. Vol. 23, no 2, p. 106-125
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Library and Information Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-314292OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-314292DiVA, id: diva2:1070442
Available from: 2017-02-01 Created: 2017-02-01 Last updated: 2020-02-27

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