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Western Theory - Vietnamese Praxis
No full textThis paper provides an ethnographical account of the experience of setting up an open access library of working alongside and in close collaboration with different parties within an academic environment over the period of four years in Hanoi. It provides useful lessons for consideration for those who would like to facilitate the blending of western practices in librarianship with local knowledge in developing countries such as Vietnam. It also presents a platform for an outside\u27s view of the practice of teacher librarianship
The Power and the Passion: Igniting a Love of Reading through Literature Circles
No full textThis paper presents the simple but successful Literature Circles model at St Andrew\u27s Cathedral School within the context of the importance of developing reading as a foundation for building knowledge. It covers crucial factors for success of the program, practicalities and procedures, the selection of books, and strategies for substantive discussion and a book list of the most successful titles
When Wife Meets Mother: Norwegian School Libraries: An Arena for Teacher/Librarian Identity Conflicts
No full textThis article explores various reasons for the lack of school library services in Norwegian primary schools. The basic thesis is that libraries and primary schools have developed differently despite sharing common origins from the European Age of Enlightenment. Libraries and library work can be seen as belonging to a masculine metaphor, primary schools and teaching can be seen as belonging to a feminine metaphor. These metaphors reflect traditions and attitudes that affect everything from basic democratic ideologies to ways in which we relate to classroom space and library space, as well as the ways in which teachers and librarians organize and advocate for working conditions. This causes conflicts in defining the role of the teacher-librarian and the school library in Norwegian primary schools
Perceptions of Reading of Children with Comprehension Difficulties
No full textThis study addresses the question of how students with comprehension problems perceive reading. The subjects of the study are eight to ten-year-old students from the South Eastern United States. Students\u27 reading comprehension was assessed and interviews were used to elicit perceptions of reading. The results suggest that these students see reading as a school-related task rather than something for enjoyment or entertainment. The report includes three case studies elaborating on the diversity and depth of individual children. A final discussion considers what school librarians can do to help children become aware of purposes for reading as making meaning
Images of Poverty in Contemporary Realistic Fiction for Youth: Preliminary Results of a Content Analysis Using a Social Psychological Conceptual Framework
No full textThis preliminary study of 20 contemporary realistic fiction books for youth in middle school and above, analyzed images of poverty using a framework adapted from Leahy (1981, 1983). Findings indicate that, as a whole, the books in this sample rely on concrete images of poverty and do not adequately represent current demographic data for people living in poverty in the United States. The paper concludes with suggestions for how teachers and school librarians/media specialists can use these books with students
Unleashing the Theory: Connecting Learning Theory to Building Information Seeking Skills
No full textThis study surveyed 126 school librarians in eighteen countries, representing 131 schools serving more than 113,260 students. The survey instrument requested respondents to describe techniques they used to facilitate information literacy, their perceptions of their functions in the development of independent learners, and the training they received that enabled them to mediate information seeking and use skills. Survey data revealed that the respondents relate information skills instruction to students\u27 interests, work with other teachers to place information seeking skills within the context of students\u27 course work, and encourage students to share ideas and skills with each other as they build their own search strategies. Results indicate that the creation of independent, self-directed, lifelong learners is the goal of school librarians over the world But data also reveal that most of the respondents spend less than a quarter of their time working with teachers to plan connected programs and that many school libraries are understaffed
Students and the World Wide Web: Issues of Confidence and Competence
No full textAs students ponder their use of the new technologies in schools and at home, what issues are raised for librarians and teachers? Do teens exaggerate their confidence and competence as they report their perceptions of using technology? In this study, four 16 year olds discussed their personal experiences in using the Internet for work and for pleasure. From their musings, we may begin to see a pattern of developmentally specific activities for using the new technologies that differs from adult expectations
Web-based Instruction for School Library Media Specialists: Unleash the Power of the World Wide Web
No full textA Web-based distance learning course developed with World Wide Web Courseware (WebCT) is the focus of this study. The course, Advanced Reference: Online Searching Techniques, concentrated on assisting students in developing skills for searching Internet resources, in particular the resources and databases of the Georgia Library Learning Online (GALILEO) initiative. The sources of data were logs from the synchronous chat area, bulletin board postings, e-mail communications, course usage statistics, student projects, and structured interviews with the participating students. Results from the preliminary study indicate the following: (1) participants\u27 attitudes towards Web-based instruction are positive and (2) Web-- based instruction provides a learning environment in which participants can develop electronic literacy skills and share their ideas and projects
School Informatics: The Vision, the Learning, the Information, the Technology and the Need for Research
No full textSchool librarians and school libraries have been affected by a number of changes over the past decade. Development in leaming, such as the development of information skills programs; in teaching, such as the greater use of learning resources by teachers; and in technology, such as the availability of electronic information resources such as the Internet; have all affected the nature of the school librarian\u27s work. Taking a holistic view of schools, it can be seen that developments in these areas have been the focus of research of a number of related disciplines. Researchers in the area of learning have sought to identify the impact of new technologies on the learning process in schools. Researchers in IT in education have studied the increasing sophistication of computer assisted learning packages and school networks. Researchers in educational administration have examined the potential impact of IT of improved record keeping and information management in schools.Researchers in school librarianship have examined the growth of information skills/literacy programmes in schools as well as the growth in the range of electronic information resources such as CO-ROMs, online databases and the Internet This paper proposes that these disciplines could usefully contribute to a new discipline entitled school informatics which would examine the impact of new technologies on leaming and teaching from a perspective which seeks to examine how learning and teaching can be improved in schools by the integon of related but as yet separate aspects of IT in today\u27s schools. The central focus of school infomatics should be on learning in the classroom, in the school library and elsewhere and not on individual advances in technology. This paper outlines a vision for school infomatics and the relation of that vision to learning, teaching, information resources and information technology in schools. A research study of 2 UK schools\u27 views on intranet developments is induded in the paper
From Net Surfers to Net Seekers: The WWW, Critical Literacies and Learning Outcomes
No full textThis paper provides a conceptual discussion of the critical and information literacies that underpin the effective integration of Internet based information into leaming. The analysis and documentation of a case study of classroom use of the Internet during a class research assignment is provided to highlight the importance of developing these critical literacies. The paper recognizes the substantial contribution of Celeste McNicholas, Director of Information Services at Marist Sisters\u27 College, Woolwich, Sydney where the case study was undertaken