Samuel Maredi Mojapelo
Challenges in establishing and maintaining functional school libraries: Lessons from Limpopo Province, South Africa
University of South Africa
governments particularly poor developing african countries hesitant pledge legislated school library policy roll active sustainable library information service schools improve quality education south africa providing schools wellresourced wellstaffed library information service even challenging inheritance apartheid education system prior 1994 article limited one part research project investigated resource provision public high schools limpopo province south africa purpose study investigate challenges negatively affect establishment sustainability active vigorous library information service schools limpopo province study largely quantitative blended triangulation quantitative qualitative methods data collection selfadministered questionnaires used collect quantitative data principals teacherlibrarians schools interview schedule used collect qualitative data education officials facetoface interviews findings established daunting challenges hinder effective establishment maintenance functional school library information service national department basic education responsibility ensure school library policy formulated endorsed implemented matter urgency government also fasttrack rural development enable teachers learners particularly historically disadvantaged rural black communities access library materials amenities