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An Empirical Analysis of the Distribution of Libraries as Lifelong Education Institutions
Journal of Lifelong Learning Society
Abbr :
JLLS
2019, 15(4), pp.83-98
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
2019, 15(4), pp.83-98
Publisher : Institute of Distance Education
Research Area : Education
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The importance of lifelong education has been emphasized as we move into an aging society. Lifelong education in the libraries is becoming more and more common, and the user needs are growing. In this paper, we try to perform an empirical analysis based on the data from the national library statistics system. A macro-level statistical analysis was employed to examine national trends and regional differences of the number of libraries with lifelong education programs which were not covered in most past studies. We build a split-plot model which can be estimated by the restricted maximum likelihood estimation method. Estimation results show that there exists a regionaldifference in the population per libraries running lifelong education programs. Those in metropolitan cities generally have more workload compared to other province areas. The results could be interpreted as a suggestion of more careful allocation of library facilities for the lifelong education is needed considering the asymmetric distribution of population per library between metropolitan cities and provinces.
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