Under-recognised, underused, and undervalued: School libraries and librarians in New Zealand secondary school curriculum planning and delivery

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 48-68
Author(s):  
Lisa Emerson ◽  
Ken Kilpin ◽  
Senga White ◽  
Anna Greenhow ◽  
Anne Macaskill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Secondary School Curriculum ◽  
Zealand Secondary School

Modern Foreign Languages in the Comprehensive Secondary School

PMLA ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Curriculum Study ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Secondary School Curriculum

This report of recommendations on modern foreign languages is the second part of a six-year sequence in curriculum study of the National Association of Secondary-School Principals. Within the six-year period, it is planned to portray the components of a balanced secondary-school curriculum.The timetable of this report began when an Ad Hoc Committee of national experts and administrators met in November 1958 to agree on a statement of position on modern foreign languages in junior and senior high schools. The tentative paper they formulated was submitted for analysis and discussion by principals attending the 43rd Annual Convention in Philadelphia, February 7-11, 1959. In light of the comments and suggestions made by these principals, the statement was revised and then resubmitted to the Ad Hoc Committee. Thereafter, further revisions were made. The report now appears in completed form and is believed to represent the informed judgment of thousands of secondary-school leaders and modern language specialists throughout the nation.The Committee on Curriculum Planning and Development officially adopted these recommendations and the Executive Committee officially approved them, May 7, 1959.

scholarly journals Use of selection tools in New Zealand secondary school libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Katherine Mary Chisholm
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
The Status ◽  
Book Selling ◽  
Zealand Secondary School ◽  
Selection Tools

<p>The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of selection tools in New Zealand secondary schools, specifically which selection tools are used, how satisfactory the tools are, and which criteria secondary school librarians use in assessing selection tools. Particular attention was paid to the status of evaluative and alerting selection tools in school libraries. A mail questionnaire was sent to a random nationwide sample of 186 secondary school librarians. To gain a richer understanding of the context of selection in secondary schools, 4 focus groups were also held in the Wellington, Horowhenua, Palmerston North, and Wanganui areas. The resulting data was analysed alongside the questionnaire data to provide more comprehensive answers to the study's research questions. The study found that alerting tools were more widely used and considered more valuable than evaluative tools, with the ability to preview an item a key concern for school librarians. Tools supplied by the book selling and publishing industries were the most common tools used, and the features of selection tools considered most important focused on a tool's performance as an alerting tool. Online tools were not widely used, with connectivity problems and lack of time cited as the most common reasons.</p>

scholarly journals Use of selection tools in New Zealand secondary school libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Katherine Mary Chisholm
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
The Status ◽  
Book Selling ◽  
Zealand Secondary School ◽  
Selection Tools

<p>The purpose of this research was to investigate the use of selection tools in New Zealand secondary schools, specifically which selection tools are used, how satisfactory the tools are, and which criteria secondary school librarians use in assessing selection tools. Particular attention was paid to the status of evaluative and alerting selection tools in school libraries. A mail questionnaire was sent to a random nationwide sample of 186 secondary school librarians. To gain a richer understanding of the context of selection in secondary schools, 4 focus groups were also held in the Wellington, Horowhenua, Palmerston North, and Wanganui areas. The resulting data was analysed alongside the questionnaire data to provide more comprehensive answers to the study's research questions. The study found that alerting tools were more widely used and considered more valuable than evaluative tools, with the ability to preview an item a key concern for school librarians. Tools supplied by the book selling and publishing industries were the most common tools used, and the features of selection tools considered most important focused on a tool's performance as an alerting tool. Online tools were not widely used, with connectivity problems and lack of time cited as the most common reasons.</p>

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