Kazuko OGAWA
About
Kazuko Ogawa is a doctoral student at the University of Tsukuba. She is a researcher in the field of lifelong learning. Her research interests include how public libraries can support extensive reading among local residents. She co-supervised and co-edited the 2024 Japan Public Library Extensive Reading Material Survey conducted by NPO Tadoku Supporters under a grant from the Japan Foundation for Library Advancement. NPO Tadoku Supporters is a Japan non-profit organization established to promote the extensive reading methodology. Kazuko Ogawa previously served as a board director of NPO Tadoku Supporters and is currently a sustaining member of NPO Tadoku Supporters.Sessions
All Levels Extensive Reading Materials in Public Libraries in Japan more
Sun, Sep 7, 09:55-10:40 Asia/Tokyo
In Japan, some public libraries offer English books suitable for extensive reading to support lifelong learning among local residents. Over the past 20 years, the number of such public libraries has been on the rise. However, the actual situation nationwide was unknown except in certain regions, so the first national survey regarding extensive reading was conducted in 2024. In this survey, we asked about the number of representative readers for extensive reading in their English collections, as well as the librarians’ views on extensive reading. In consideration of the increasing need to support the study of Japanese by non-Japanese residents, we also asked about the collection and use of Japanese language materials suitable for extensive reading of Japanese. The questionnaire was sent to 1,023 central libraries, and 571 libraries responded. In this presentation, we report the results of the survey and analysis thereof.
