Children and Territory in a Library Setting.

Sever, Irene

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ERIC Number: EJ355855

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Children and Territory in a Library Setting.

Sever, Irene

Library and Information Science Research, v9 n2 p95-103 Apr-Jun 1987

A three-year study investigated the territorial behavior of children in a spatially unstructured library setting. The children's various solutions to the lack of spatial structure are described, and implications for libraries dealing with groups of children are discussed. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Foreign Countries, Furniture Arrangement, Group Activities, Library Facilities, Library Research, Naturalistic Observation, Personal Space, Privacy, Research Methodology, Space Utilization, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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