scholarly journals Attitudes and Self-Perceptions of School Librarians in Relations to their Professional Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Lo ◽  
Joyce Chao-Chen ◽  
Dana Dukic ◽  
You-ra Youn ◽  
Yuji Hirakue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Literacy Teachers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
Perceptions Of School

School librarians are not only managers of the school libraries, they are also educators, administrators, teaching consultants, information specialists, and information literacy teachers, etc. Unfortunately, in many countries, especially in Asia, there has always been a lack of understanding on the parts of the classroom teachers and school administration about the role of the school librarians in the public school system. Meanwhile, many novice school librarians do not have a clear understanding of the potential contributions of the school library programmes to students’ overall development process and their achievement, as well as their contributions to students’ overall enquiry-based learning as a whole. Furthermore, very little research is available on the attitudes and self-perceptions of the school librarians regarding their teaching role, in relation to enquiry-based learning for comparison. The study is designed to examine, explore and compare how school librarians in function between Hong Kong, Japan, Shanghai, South Korea, and Taipei, as well as how perceive their own status within the school community, by looking at their relationships with their principals and other classroom teachers.

Lifting the Mantle of Invisibility

2021 ◽  
pp. 316-341
Author(s):  
Anthony Tilke ◽  
Yvonne L. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perceptions Of School

Reasons exist for perceptions of school librarians and libraries that may be historic and nostalgic—yet are still powerful—as they may impact decisions made by school leaders, teaching colleagues, and students about the role libraries and librarians play in IB education. After conducting specific research amongst IB school librarians, the chapter outlines that IB documentation exists to identify librarian roles. Librarian pedagogy is recognized, together with a discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school library programs. The chapter takes a premise that school library/ian roles may be invisible or hidden, identifying factors to enable change to greater awareness of the contributions of the school library and the librarian in IB teaching and learning.

scholarly journals The Role of the School library and the School librarian in the context of new curricula

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Perić ◽  
Danijela Riger-Knez ◽  
Tanja Telesmanić ◽  
Hajdi Škarica ◽  
Mišela Nežić
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
School Library ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Active Research ◽  
Educational Staff ◽  
New Curricula

Concerning the development and the opportunities provided by new technologies and changes in social reality, the task of educational staff is to raise and educate responsible participants in the learning process adaptable to new situations of learning in the digital age, the age of vast information, and therefore be prepared for life-long learning. As school librarians are recognised as educated and essential collaborators in this task, which is common to all educational staff, it is necessary to operationalise their role in the educational system in Croatia and encourage development of new curricula. This paper proposes a framework for a programme, which has a starting point in new subject curricula and extra-curricula topics. It starts from the constructivist approach of teaching where at the core are students who do not memorize facts but are capable of solving problems through active research and interaction with information and thus creating new knowledge. This approach encourages students to be critical thinkers, express themselves freely, be creative and strengthen their confidence in their quest to acquire competencies that develop the proposed framework for a library programme in information and media literacy education, and promoting reading.

scholarly journals Monitoring of verbal-linguistic development of pre-school children in Elementary school - RECEPTION project

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ines Kruselj-Vidas
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Wide Range

The list of multiple tasks expected from a school librarian include a wide range of activities. Activity of crucial importance is advocating and argumentation how important is the development of basic literacy skills. The role of school librarians is unavoidable in this process. This presentation will show an example of school library practice and focus on the role of school librarian as designer, provider and researcher in the case study research at the school level. This research was done as an activity during international Erasmus+ project called RECEPTION (Role of Early Childhood Education in positive Transition/Introduction Outcomes for New pupils). 

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 School Library Research Rocks

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-41
Author(s):  
Gooneshwaree Beesoon ◽  
Jennifer L. Branch-Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Media ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Instructional Role ◽  
School Librarianship ◽  
Development Analysis

This research examined the state-of-the-art of research in school librarianship. Similar trends from previous research were confirmed: research in school librarianship is published in two major journals -- School Library (Media) Research and School Libraries Worldwide. Almost 80% of the research was carried out in the United States. There is a small core group of researchers working in the area of school librarianship. About half of all research is by a single author. The main themes from the research included collaboration between teachers and school librarian, technology integration, the instructional role of school librarians, professional development, analysis of materials, information literacy instruction, practices and assessment, hiring, professional development and retention of school librarians, use of multimedia resources, role of school librarians in the provision of health information, motivation of students, and research in other parts of the world. Frameworks (Aharony, 2011; Koufogiannakis, Slater & Crumley, 2005; Mardis, 2011) were incomplete and the authors present a new framework for categorizing school library research, in particular, but also LIS research, in general.

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.

scholarly journals How Junior High School Students Spend Time in a Japanese School Library during Their Lunch Breaks: A Focus on the Role of Bookshelves

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chizuko Arai
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
School Library ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Public Place ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Gathering Place

The purpose of this study was to investigate, through fieldwork, a school library as a gathering place for Japanese middle school students. We predicted that students would browse alone, silently. The research used cases studies based on a micro-ethnography method taken from observation data. Data were analyzed from three points of view, informal, public, and gathering, which was referred to as “the third place.” Oldenburg (1989), on which the study was based, focused on the role of bookshelves. We determine that bookshelves provide students with the public place open to all. Second, we suggest that bookshelves serve students as an informal place to spend time alone. Finally, while some students enjoy conversations with friends while among the shelves, others avoid interaction by using the shelves as barriers. Therefore, the bookshelves are not always a gathering place for a students.

Muslim Parents' Activism in the Multicultural Education (MCE) Curriculum

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-89
Author(s):  
Gulafshan Alavi
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
School System ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Public School System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Diversity Curriculum ◽  
Perceptions Of School

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of parental involvementin the public school system and its effects on Muslim students'achievements, their perceptions of school culture, and the feeling in thecommunity-at-large about Islam. The study analyzes two neighboringcommunities of Muslims in the State of Connecticut, Stamford andNorwalk. The paper also studies the Multicultural Education(MCE)/Diversity curriculum in public schools to find effective waysfor Muslim parents to become involved in their children's education. Inthis context, an examination will be made of education issues affectingMuslim families: ways of increasing achievement scores; the roleplayed by the socio-economic status of a student and hisher schoolingexperience; the importance of the teacher; and the positive relationshipbetween the MCEDversity curriculum and the ideals of democracythat we cherish in this country.

scholarly journals Gênero e sexualidade na biblioteca escolar: Uma breve reflexão / Gender sexuality in the school library: A brief reflections

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Martins ◽  
Daniella Camara Pizarro
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
School Library ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Bibliographical Survey ◽  
Teaching Learning

ResumoA pesquisa versa sobre o papel dos(as) bibliotecários(as) escolares com relação às questões de gênero e sexualidade. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória e levantamento bibliográfico da literatura científica das duas áreas. Como fundamentação conceitual, abordaram-se os conceitos de biblioteca e bibliotecário(a) escolar, bem como os conceitos de gênero e sexualidade. Buscou-se reunir e confrontar as literaturas a fim de estabelecer uma ligação entre conceitos. Nas considerações finais, enfatiza-se a importância do papel do(a) bibliotecário(a) no processo de ensino-aprendizagem das questões que envolvem a temática de gênero e sexualidade na escola. Abstract: The research deals with the role of school librarians in relation to issues of gender and sexuality. It is an exploratory research and bibliographical survey of the scientific literature of the two areas. As conceptual foundation, the concepts of library and school library, as well as the concepts of gender and sexuality were approached. It sought to gather and confront literatures in order to establish a connection between concepts. In the final considerations, the importance of the role of the librarian in the teaching-learning process of issues involving the theme of gender and sexuality in the school is emphasized. Keywords: School librarian. School library. Gender. Sexuality https://revista.acbsc.org.br/racb/article/download/1450/pdf 

scholarly journals Jamaican School Libraries Empowering Students with Life Skills

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulette Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Impact

There are many school library activities that can be planned and implemented collaboratively with classroom teachers or be designed as library-only activities to build students’ self-confidence, develop responsible citizens, and improve students’ interpersonal skills. A survey was conducted to determine which activities were planned and implemented by twenty school librarians to develop these life skills and to determine four hundred students’ perception of the impact of these activities in the development of these life skills. The findings show that the activities implemented in these school libraries made a positive impact on the target life skills for the majority of students. However, it was discovered that certain important activities were not implemented by some school librarians and that a collaborative approach was not always used in the planning and implementation processes.

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