scholarly journals Academic achievement and/or educational attainment – The role of teacher librarians in students’ future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Novo ◽  
José António Calixto
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Phd Program

This paper aims at analysing 20 teacher librarians definitions’ of academic achievement and educational attainment targeting their students’ preparation for the future. Reflection is also done on how these teacher librarians see their roles and specific qualifications in relation with those concepts. This research work, belonging to a PhD program, is focused on School Libraries of Portuguese public elementary integrated schools, which were in the school libraries network till 2005. This research used a qualitative methodology both for data gathering and analysis techniques.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement and/or Educational Attainment - The Role of Teacher Librarians in Students' Future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Novo ◽  
José António Calixto
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Phd Program

This paper aims at analysing 20 teacher librarians definitions’ of academic achievement and educational attainment targeting their students’ preparation for the future. Reflection is also done on how these teacher librarians see their roles and specific qualifications in relation with those concepts. This research work, belonging to a PhD program, is focused on School Libraries of Portuguese public elementary integrated schools, which were in the school libraries network till 2005. This research used a qualitative methodology both for data gathering and analysis techniques.

scholarly journals Meeting Drug Information Needs of Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Ross J. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Process Information ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Drug Free

Drugs are an important life concern of adolescents, yet statistics show alarming and disturbing increases internationally in drug abuse. This paper reports on research that examines how adolescents cognitively process information about drugs. It explores why they chose and rejected information, and how they put it to use. The findings have important implications for the role of school libraries in the provision of drug information, the teaching and learning process, information literacy education, as well as for the role of teachers and teacher-librarians in shaping the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents toward a drug-free lifestyle.

scholarly journals INDONESIA AND SOUTH KOREA DEFENSE DIPLOMACY: CASE STUDY OF PROCUREMENT OF CHANG BOGO CLASS VESSELS IN 2010-2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
Cheryl Manafe ◽  
Yoedhi Swastanto ◽  
Rodon Pedrason
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Defense Industry ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Procurement Policy ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
Cooperation Partner

<p>Indonesia has chosen South Korea as a cooperation partner because South Korea is agreed to Indonesia's procurement policy. The research objective was to analyze the stages of procurement of Chang Bogo class submarines and the role of defense diplomacy during the process. This study uses qualitative methodology with its analysis techniques. The study concluded that the procurement of submarines succeeded in terms of the number of submarines, but the percentage of transfer technology provided had not yet reached the minimum percentage of Indonesia’s need and Indonesia must build adequate infrastructure to achieve the independence goals of the defense industry but Indonesia was still experiencing fluctuate economic condition. Therefore, the procurement of defense and security equipment tools <em>(alpalhankam)</em> must adjust to that condition.</p>

scholarly journals Developing a Knowledge Society through Teacher Librarians

2021 ◽  
pp. 251-264
Author(s):  
Pradeepa Wijetunge
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
General Education ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Implementation Model ◽  
Teacher Librarians

This paper briefly discusses the knowledge society and characteristics of the knowledge society at the beginning. Secondly it discusses the implications of knowledge society on education and the role of teacher librarian in the knowledge society. Then it goes on to discuss the education system of Sri Lanka, status of school libraries in Sri Lanka, the second General Education Project which supports the implementation of education reforms and the establishment of National Institute of Library and Information Science (NILIS) with an emphasis on training of teacher librarians by NILIS. Finally it describes the implementation model of its knowledge skills programme and the model and contents of the actual knowledge skills programme. The paper is concluded with some remarks on the factors, which will affect the success of the project.

Educating the Educators

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-77
Author(s):  
Edith Lubetski
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Educational Role

Research has confirmed that strong school libraries are linked to academic achievement. Yet, school librarians often confront significant difficulties in obtaining support from administrators. Thoughtful and informative programs to educate administrators demonstrate the vital educational role of the library and librarian in building a strong academic environment.

scholarly journals How to Tackle Bullying in School – Investigation Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Sîrbu ◽  
Claudia Bacter
Keyword(s):  
School Psychologists ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Negative Behaviour ◽  
A Current

This study deals with the way in which society, through its local actors and stakeholders can move towards concrete actions of commitment and involvement in the suppression of bullying in schools. Bullying issue represents a current international and national scale concern, having serious implications on the mental and social health of the individuals involved. This paper is preoccupied about the perceived possibilities to manage this one of the most common and severe forms of negative behaviour among pupils. Within the first pages of the paper we present relevant aspects considering bullying phenomenon and its implications according to the results provided by international papers research, with emphasis on the pupils’ quality of life. In the second part we present a set of recommendations for improving the intervention in cases of school. The recommendations were drawn while considering pupils’ and teachers’ proposals related to the strategies and measures to prevent and combat school bullying. The study involved 72 pupils from Romanian middle schools and 41 teachers (teachers, school psychologists, and principals) from educational establishments of Bihor County. The research method used for data gathering was the interview-based inquiry. For analyzing participants’ responses, we employed thematic and content analysis techniques through QSR NVIVO 12 software. The analysis of pupils’ position in relation to school bullying pointed out the uncertainty and the feelings of insecurity they experience about this issue. The interviewed teachers’ priorities the role of family in the fight against this phenomenon and suggest the necessity of an active and collaborative strategic undertaking between actors and stakeholders at the community and society levels.

scholarly journals Connecting and making coherent teachers' knowledge: Building a knowledge-oriented culture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. Langford
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Knowledge Use ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Teacher Librarians

This paper is partly based on a doctoral thesis entitled Knowledge creation, knowledge sharing and knowledge use: A case study. The paper challenges teacher librarians to view themselves as knowledge architects in the designing and sustaining of a teachers' learning community - one which values teachers' knowledge as core business in the school. This paper builds a case for teacher librarians to realign their role by focusing on their colleagues' knowledge and asking: "How can teachers' knowledge be shared, and captured and disseminated to better enable a knowledge-oriented culture?"' and "What are the structures and processes that bring teachers' knowledge out into the open to be shared?" Part A of this paper presents a synopsis of the study's purpose, rationale and key issues. It brings together the theories of learning community and knowledge management in establishing a discourse that is centred on valuing, connecting and making coherent teachers' knowledge as essential in enabling a knowledge-oriented culture to grow and to flourish. Part B presents an overview of the study with a focus on one of its three themes: knowledge sharing. Part C concludes with a brief discussion on how this research can contribute to the role of school libraries and teacher librarians in the emerging discourse on professional learning and knowledge sharing within and across work place units.

scholarly journals The Introduction of School Library Coordinators to Assist Teacher Librarians: A Grass-roots Challenge for Local Government in Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasuko Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
Japanese Schools

This paper discusses the role of the School Library Coordinator, a post created by Kawasaki City, Japan local government, in accordance with the legislated introduction of teacher librarians into all Japanese schools. It is difficult for teacher librarians to play the roles of both teacher and librarian simultaneously. They are expected to play the central role in school libraries, to support pupils’ spontaneous learning activities as well as to foster pupils’ imaginative minds.Teacher librarians are also expected to coordinate schools, families and communities to promote pupils’ reading activity by the Basic Plan to Promote Children’s Reading Activity. Kawasaki City local government introduced School Library Coordinators to assist teacher librarians and to complement their onerous duties in schools and society. Although this paper’s research and analysis indicates that Kawasaki City’s innovation of School Library Coordinators has been successful, it is noted that there is potential for more efficient performance by library coordinators in collaboration with teacher librarians.

School Success and School Engagement of Immigrant Children and Adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frosso Motti-Stefanidi ◽  
Ann S. Masten
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Engagement ◽  
School Success ◽  
Immigrant Children ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
The Individual

Academic achievement in immigrant children and adolescents is an indicator of current and future adaptive success. Since the future of immigrant youths is inextricably linked to that of the receiving society, the success of their trajectory through school becomes a high stakes issue both for the individual and society. The present article focuses on school success in immigrant children and adolescents, and the role of school engagement in accounting for individual and group differences in academic achievement from the perspective of a multilevel integrative model of immigrant youths’ adaptation ( Motti-Stefanidi, Berry, Chryssochoou, Sam, & Phinney, 2012 ). Drawing on this conceptual framework, school success is examined in developmental and acculturative context, taking into account multiple levels of analysis. Findings suggest that for both immigrant and nonimmigrant youths the relationship between school engagement and school success is bidirectional, each influencing over time the other. Evidence regarding potential moderating and mediating roles of school engagement for the academic success of immigrant youths also is evaluated.

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