Factors affecting the job satisfaction of teacher-librarians in adided secondary schools of Hong Kong

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-kwan Wong
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Teacher Librarians

scholarly journals Adapting Education for School Librarianship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Henri ◽  
Sandra Lee ◽  
Sue Trinidad ◽  
Alvin Kwan ◽  
Ming Lai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Repeated Calls ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Part Time ◽  
School Librarianship ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
The University

Over the past few years repeated calls have been made by teacher librarian educators for evidence based practice by teacher librarians. This study is an attempt to provide evidence for the adoption of innovative practice in a post-service, part time Bachelor of Education program. Part time tertiary students undertaking studies in education at the University of Hong Kong are often heard to voice the opinion that the demands of university study are excessive. While it is generally accepted that the Hong Kong lifestyle is hectic, that teachers have a heavy schedule, and that travel to and from the university campus is time-consuming, little useful data exists to allow university professors to better understand the plight of the students or to provide evidence from which action could be taken to better tailor courses to the needs of students. Likewise many assumptions are made about tertiary student motivation but these assumptions are probably not grounded in any research findings. This exploratory study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting the full-time teacher’s progress in their tertiary part-time study in school librarianship. The findings will better enable instructors to tailor teaching and learning to meet the needs of the part-time participant. Findings will also be informative for other part-time undergraduate programs.

scholarly journals Educational Roles of Primary and Secondary School Teacher-Librarians in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Warning ◽  
Chun Ho Randolph Chan ◽  
Hing Yuk Bernie Ma ◽  
Samuel Kai Wah Chu ◽  
Wendy Wai Yue Wu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Teacher Librarians

This study explores the professional development and current work situation of Teacher-librarians (TLs) in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, and investigates and compares the educational roles of primary and secondary schools TLs in teaching subject courses, developing stakeholders’ information literacy, collaborating with teachers and cultivating students’ reading habits. Key findings include: relatively more secondary school TLs have professional qualifications; secondary school TLs spend on average more than one-quarter of their time teaching subject (non-library related) courses, compared to primary school TLs (15%), which they see as restricting their ability to provide library services; primary school TLs spend more time on the preparation and delivery of library lessons than secondary school TLs; both primary and secondary TLs spend less that 5% of their time collaborating with teachers; and that primary school TLs appear to have a more holistic approach to information literacy acquisition.

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