Bookstart Around the World 1
Bookstart Around the World Based on these criteri
a and in consultation with the Swedish Arts Council, the following programmes and countries were selected as illustrative examples: • Bookstart (United Kingdom) • Lesestart 123 (Germany) • Boekstart (The Netherlands) • Reach out and Read (USA) • Bookstart (Japan) To begin with, a number of interviews were conducted with representatives of international and national organisations and academia in order to gain an overview of the field of knowledge and for guidance on the background to the Bookstart programmes and how they are organised. The interviewees were identified from the Swedish Arts Council’s contact network, and a total of nine interviews were conducted. The material for this overview was collected in two ways; partly by means of a database search and from interviews, and partly through a snowball selection procedure based on a reading of precollected material. The material was then analysed according to a framework that aims to capture the key aspects of the bookgifting programmes (models, reviews and effects, collaboration, prerequisites for bookgifting programmes and metaanalysis). 1.5 About Governo Governo has provided this overview of current knowledge on assignment from the Swedish Arts Council. Governo is a management consultant company focused on the public sector, and the authors have considerable experience in analysing and evaluating different types of activity within the field of culture and education. In 2020, Arvid Segerström and Rebecka Strandberg previously conducted a review of Bokstart in Sweden on behalf of the Swedish Arts Council. Maria Adenfelt is an associate professor in business administration, and has substantial experience in conducting research reviews. 7/52