The School Library as a Gateway to the World

2018 ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Joke Boonstra
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Building a Vibrant Future for School Librarians through Online Conversations for Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Media ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Media Channels

Technology and social media platforms are driving an unprecedented reorganization of the learning environment in and beyond schools around the world. Technology provides us leadership challenges, and at the same time offers opportunities for communication and learning through technology channels to support professional development. School librarians and teacher librarians are often working as the sole information practitioner in their school, and need to stay in touch with others beyond their own school to develop their personal professional capacity to lead within their school. The Australian Teacher Librarian Network aims to make a difference, and supports school library staff in Australia and around the world to build professional networks and personal learning connections, offering an open and free exchange of ideas, strategies and resources to build collegiality. This ongoing professional conversation through online and social media channels is an important way to connect, communicate and collaborate in building a vibrant future for school librarians.

scholarly journals Evergreen Library Penetrating into Classroom Teaching: Applying and Expanding – Take Tianzhu No.1 High School in Northwest China as a Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Wenjie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
School Library ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
The World

This paper provides a study of the school library programs sponsored by the Evergreen Education Foundation (EEF) and identifies the vital role of school libraries in improving students’ information quality. Based on analyzes Strategies for building literacy skills in the library of Tianzhu No.1 High School, the study confirmed the program developed reading and literacy skills among students. As EEF programs continue to expand into other locations in China, it is the authors’ hope that this study may provide useful information and analysis based upon which decisions about future programs can be made. It is also their hope that this study provides impetus for more studies on the rural library programs in other areas of China or programs in other underdeveloped regions of the world.

scholarly journals The Role of Culture and Folk Art in School Library Programming

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Santos Green ◽  
Melissa P Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Research Study ◽  
School Library ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
The World ◽  
Library Programming ◽  
School Librarianship ◽  
Teacher Librarians

Exploring the practices of teacher librarians in other countries fosters new knowledge, contributing to global communities of practice. The need to equip today’s youth with complex 21st century skills has served as a catalyst for change in the traditional practices of school librarians all over the world. It is this necessary change that led to questions regarding school library practices at an international level and to the need to explore school librarianship on a global level. This research study explores ways program design grounded in cultural understanding, experiences, and ways of knowing the world, are applied by practicing school librarians in Brazil, Russia, and Belize.

scholarly journals MEDIA CENTERS IN THE WORLD AND UKRAINIAN REALIES

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasiia Lytvynova
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Information Society ◽  
School Library ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Media Centers ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern Information

Media centers are technologically advanced modern libraries with well-organized space for individual and mass work of users using traditional and digital media. Media centers appeared at the turn of ХХ і ХХІ centuries in France and have gained considerable popularity in many countries around the world. They also exist in Ukraine. This article is devoted to analysis of activities of media centers in Ukraine and in the world. As media centers develop rapidly in the European space, that is the experience, which is worth to implement in Ukraine. And this is the urgency of the given research. The objective of the study is to investigate and to compare development and activities of media centers in Ukraine and abroad, defining their role in the modern information society. After all, the media centers are also an opportunity to improve the work of libraries in Ukraine, to attract more new users and to create an attractive and functional internal space of existing libraries. The following methods were used to solve the tasks of the study: simulation, comparison, analytical and sociocommunication methods, and also the method of typification and systematization. Nowadays three types of media centers are expanded and developed in Ukraine: 1) as an updated form of a public library; 2) as a new type of school library, a component of inclusive education; 3) as an information and resource center of a higher educational institution. The research also identifies the role of media centers in the modern information society and develops a project for creation of a media center for Boris Grinchenko Kyiv University providing for access to multifunctional space through innovative technologies for students and university employees. The project stipulates improvement of the library’s activities and modernization of its space in general.

scholarly journals Walking a Mile in Their Shoes: Empowering Learners Through A Human Library!

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Pope
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
School Library ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Community ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The World

Many different events and experiences shape our lives. Everyone has their own unique story.  Just like a book, the stories inside people are fascinating!  When personal stories are shared with others they can become extremely powerful resources. They provide our students with a wonderful opportunity to connect with diverse members of the school community and beyond, communicate with them, build relationships, empathise, explore, understand and learn. By participating in a ‘Human Library’ students acquire life skills, widening their understanding of others and the world. Your school library should have one!  Students are hungry for real life experiences and ‘living books’ inspire them!

scholarly journals The School Library as An Active Support for Educational Achievements: A Survey Led in Secondary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Azzedine Bouderbane ◽  
Bentayeb Zineb
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Several things have been said in the field of pedagogy. But, this does not prevent the appearance of new educational concepts. The world of pedagogy has practically no limit. In our study, we attempted to identify the impact that school libraries could have on educational achievements. The statement of the problem was strengthened by two main questions: Could school libraries play a fundamental role in improving educational achievements? Could school libraries integrate their resources as pedagogical supports in the educational process? In our visits to thirty school libraries in the city of Constantine, we were able to conduct a descriptive study and collect interesting data that we analyzed through a qualitative approach. Significant results were obtained. The latter globally showed via several indicators that the school library, on the one hand, contributed concretely to educational achievements, and, on the other hand, played an efficient role in the learning process by providing a variety of supports and services to the users.

scholarly journals The school library that germinates in a very unfertile land and acts as a moon rise for Malawi’s rural children’s library

2021 ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
Georgee Makhalira
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Library Service ◽  
The World ◽  
Book Award ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Printed Materials

The paper highlights a school library service in a rural set up in Lilongwe, Malawi. It is a school library that has germinated from a ray of hope from the primary school staff, the surrounding community members and leaders (village chiefs, religious leaders, etc.) who garnered to support their children to access printed materials. In conclusion, the paper details how the author and the IASL 2014 Children Book Award has boosted the primary school library window to the world and the promotion of reading and access to printed materials.

scholarly journals School Library Management: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alifa Soraya Nuryadika ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
School Library ◽  
Research Result ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Library Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Collection Methods

This article aims to find out how school libraries is managed based on the literature review from previous research from several countries around the world. This article uses search and review methods, where the review process began with a search engine, Google scholar and IEEE, to search the articles with keywords. The authors found the scope of the reviewed articles was still very limited so it needs to be followed up related to school turnover management research. Result of the review show that libraries can run optimally if they apply good management. The research about this topic is limited and this article is a literature review; so further research needs to be done related to school library management in general and to include other data collection methods including interview and questionnaire. The theoretical benefit of this article is to add knowledge about educational library management and the practical benefit is as an information for further research.

The elementary school library: Tensions between access and censorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Alyson Rumberger
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
News Media ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
School Library ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The World

Children’s news media offers access points for students to learn about the complex and evolving world around them, and school libraries are spaces where students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to interact with media. Yet despite the potential of children’s news media, school libraries often become regulatory spaces where children are directed away from texts (both digital and printed) that are deemed inappropriate due to sophisticated content (Heins, 2007) or in some cases, are encouraged to read on their “level” (Kontovourki, 2012). This constructs children as vulnerable and in need of protection (Robinson, 2013). Instead, I seek to position the focal children as active, critical agents at the center of their own lives. In this article, I analyze conceptions of childhood innocence (James and Prout, 1997), arguing that both childhood and literacy are fluid and permeable constructions. I ask: What are the ways in which texts and literacy practices are censored in one elementary school library? To investigate this, I followed one school librarian, Deborah, and three first-grade students in their school library at City Partnership School as they navigated texts, learned about the world around them through multimedia platforms, and constructed their own identities as readers in a system with clear expectations for what a “readerly” identity looks like.

MAXIMIZING TELEGRAM APPLICATION FOR TEACHING READING

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 228
Author(s):  
Fhesti Mayang Sari
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Library ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The World

Curriculum, syllabus and technology are the educational terms with their certain components and importance. They are also could be said as the guidelines for gaining educational goals. The use of mobile phone has become an essential part of nowadays students’ lives in the world. That is why the role of technology is also could not be separated with the content of the syllabus. This article aims to discuss the use of technology−in the form of Telegram as one of the mobile phone application−by inserting it in the syllabus related to the teaching and learning English especially for teaching reading. At the end of the discussion, it is found that those variables are influencing each other. Curriculum is as the reference of syllabus whereas syllabus is as the implementation of curriculum and technology supports them. A teacher could use Telegram by setting up a certain group discussion in a single classroom to maximize the learning process. When the teachers provided a Telegram group discussion with its interesting and appropriate context for students, it is possible to make students curious. When the students’ curiosity occured, the habitual process of reading begins. This could be one of a problem solving of students’ laziness of going to the school library. By the time the students have read several books or articles or another media that they like, the teachers could encourage them to share it with their classmates in some ways by maximizing their Telegram group.

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