The following is part of an article discuss deep learning in public libraries. As the world of information is changing and more people have access to information at home, I think libraries do become important contact points for people.
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Turning the public library into a learning resource centre – old traditions and new demands Nina Ström The role of the public library in Sweden has dramatically changed during the last decade due to many changes in our information society and education society. Today we have more students with diverse backgrounds taking part in various types of educations with new, more problem based methods for learning, using the public library. Lifelong learning increases the importance of the public library as a learning environment and increases the public librarian’s pedagogical role in the learning process. There is a national initiative to support and inspire even more people to study, especially from non-academic homes. An educational political goal is that 50% of all students finishing school will go on to higher education before the age of 25. Statistics today show, that only 23% from non-academic homes continue their education compared to 67% from homes where at least one parent has an academic background. To recruit students with non-academic backgrounds we need other methods and more individual solutions. Turning the public library into a learning resource centre – old traditions and new demands Nina Ström The role of the public library in Sweden has dramatically changed during the last decade due to many changes in our information society and education society. Today we have more students with diverse backgrounds taking part in various types of educations with new, more problem based methods for learning, using the public library. Lifelong learning increases the importance of the public library as a learning environment and increases the public librarian’s pedagogical role in the learning process. There is a national initiative to support and inspire even more people to study, especially from non-academic homes. An educational political goal is that 50% of all students finishing school will go on to higher education before the age of 25. Statistics today show, that only 23% from non-academic homes continue their education compared to 67% from homes where at least one parent has an academic background. To recruit students with non-academic backgrounds we need other methods and more individual solutions. Turning the public library into a learning resource centre – old traditions and new demands Nina Ström The role of the public library in Sweden has dramatically changed during the last decade due to many changes in our information society and education society. Today we have more students with diverse backgrounds taking part in various types of educations with new, more problem based methods for learning, using the public library. Lifelong learning increases the importance of the public library as a learning environment and increases the public librarian’s pedagogical role in the learning process. There is a national initiative to support and inspire even more people to study, especially from non-academic homes. An educational political goal is that 50% of all students finishing school will go on to higher education before the age of 25. Statistics today show, that only 23% from non-academic homes continue their education compared to 67% from homes where at least one parent has an academic background. To recruit students with non-academic backgrounds we need other methods and more individual solutions... For the rest of the article go to the above website.