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Information literacy: The Backbone of Curricular School Reforms in Croatia
No full textThe paper will examine how new information and educational environments are build in an EU candidate country, Croatia, and whether information literacy is an integral element of the launched strategies and reformal efforts. A crucial element for the intended transformations is the educational sector, which is thriving for curricula modifications, but also for reconceptualizations of pedagogical processes with a focus on student-centeredness and the quality of education. The authors will investigate information literacy perceptions in the Croatian school library environment, specifically in relation to computer literacy, and the actual current state of influence of libraries on the creation of constructivist classrooms
Literacy Issues in the Era of the New Media
No full textThe digital divide is so deeply entangled with so many other social issues that probably what is first at stake is not the digital divide itself, but the battle for its realistic understanding. Only then we can really fight the very digital divide, which must be prevented, opposed and ultimately eradicated, for building an equitable information society for all
Promotion of reading habit among school children in Sri Lanka
No full textSchool Library Development in Sri Lanka is a large scale project which covers 4000 schools and includes building construction, distribution of books, furniture and equipment and training of human resources funded by the World Bank. BOBLEP (Book Based Language Enrichment Programme) developed from the concept of reading promotion within the library project. The project not only promotes reading using the purchased books, but it also promotes production of books by school children as well as teachers. It was decided as a result of the success of the project, to expand similar reading promotion activities in general. Teacher and Teacher Librarian education programmes of Sri Lanka incorporated a variety of such activities to train reading promotion among school children. The full paper will present the history and the structure of the project and activities carried out by the teacher librarians to expand it from an English language project to a reading promotion project conducted by the school libraries. It is expected that by sharing the information of this project, other developing countries which face similar constraints in providing suitable reading material can gain useful ideas
School libraries, information gap and social inclusion in Papua New Guinea – Making it happen
No full textSchool libraries, just like the school community, do reflect the social environment in which they operate. This is the story of the emergence of one such library, within Papua New Guinea and its development through the assistance of AUSAID. It looks at an idea – Resource Based Learning - which has enabled the local community to take ownership of a resource centre which will now be able to provide a true teaching/learning environment for all of the community. It is more than a collection of books! It has the beginnings of a vibrant active resource for the whole community
The ELALC-SEK Project: Developing English language library classrooms to support literacy learning in the early childhood and primary English language programs at a multilingual Spanish school
No full textTwo consultants from Western Kentucky University developed a proposal for and then assisted with the implementation of English Language Arts Library Classrooms in a private Spanish school near Barcelona, Spain. The intent of the project was to enhance the English instruction in the primary grades program at the school. The project involved field observations and a literature review of school libraries in Spain, proposal development, technical assistance, and training in library organization, administration and collection development
Focus on Global Education: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Macro and Micro Levels of Effective School Libraries from an Information Science Perspective
No full textThe present article describes a longitudinal, mixed methods, case study of Kansas, USA, school libraries. The overall aim in the study is to explore from an information science perspective the school librarian’s involvement in information literacy instruction, student learning and achievement and meaningful educational partnerships. Sources and types of evidence from this five-year investigation are made available on a website with the intent of contributing to a strong community of evidence-based practice
“I Hate to Read-Or Do I?” Low-Achievers and Their Reading
No full textPhase 2 of the Barnstable Study of a web-based summer reading program focuses on low-achieving students who had a low participation rate in the first two years of the program. The researchers interviewed and surveyed seventy students who formed seven focus groups. This study challenges assumptions about struggling readers. Do struggling readers consider themselves readers outside of school, where they have choices that relate to what they like to do? Do they read? What do they read? Do they really hate to read? Gender and grade level emerged as factors in participation rates in the program. Student responses emphasized the importance of relevance of reading materials to reading preferences. Low achievers had a strong preference for alternative reading materials
Elementary School Students’ Perceptions of school library and expectations of Library Space
No full textThis study main research purposes were to explore elementary school students’ perception of school library, understanding elementary school students’ experience of school library use and explore elementary school students’ ideal library. Data for this study have been collected chiefly through semi-structured interviews and analysis of drawings. This study was targeted at mid-grade and high-grade students of elementary school. It is expected that understand the students’ perception of library and provide a suggestion for improving library space
Hooked On Questioning How the Teacher-Librarian Can Change Questioning Practices In Their Schools
No full textQuestions are an essential tool used in all teaching situations. This paper summaries current research on the best ways to ask questions and suggests how teacher-librarians can use this knowledge to guide their teaching faculties towards more effective classroom practice. It provides a guide for planning questions to incorporate a range of thinking from the cognitive, creative, and affective domains and gives practical examples of the ways this might be achieved. Essential questions are briefly discussed and the need to support and encourage student questioning is demonstrated. Determined to bring about change, the teacher-librarians used videos, Power Point, web quests, Inspiration, and the school intranet in alerting their staff to the teaching and learning opportunities afforded by good questions. How this was does and the progress and pitfalls of their endeavours are outlined
Information Policy and Hong Kong Schools: A review of the literature and preliminary benchmarking of practice
No full textA review of the literature surrounding information policy suggests it is often discussed but it is not clear that it is understood. The policy governing the creation and dissemination of information has existed a long time, but policy development has changed because of the proliferation of resources via the Internet. The concepts of information and policy and the difficulty in defining them are presented. Typical school information policies are discussed in the context of policy development in Hong Kong. The implications of a lack of information policy for schools and school libraries are weighty considering that schools play an important part in the information cycle for students. Reference is made of the author’s study to benchmark the existence of information policies in Hong Kong schools