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.

Challenges and Potential Solutions for Enabling Inclusion in Secondary Schools

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Pearce ◽  
Chris Forlin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
School Structure ◽  
Creative Solutions

Children with disabilities are increasingly being included in mainstream classes in Australian schools. In addition, many children with disabilities who are currently enrolled in primary school will be moving to secondary school in the next few years. For secondary schools to meet this challenge, it is important that the reasons for their difficulties are understood and ways of overcoming them are explored. This paper provides a discussion of the specific challenges for secondary schools regarding inclusive education, including the school structure, teaching methods, curriculum, external exams, training and the nature of adolescence. A discussion of a broad range of issues will highlight potential solutions to common concerns in secondary schools. While the inclusion of students with disabilities in secondary schools will undoubtedly identify many challenges, it is argued that these may inspire creative solutions that will benefit all children.

scholarly journals Extending Universal Design for Learning through Concurrent Enrollment: Algebra Teachers’ Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Staats ◽  
Lori Laster
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Concurrent Enrollment ◽  
University Education ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
The Impact

Concurrent enrollment refers to partnerships between postsecondary institutions and schools through which secondary school students can complete a university class taught by a qualifying secondary school teacher at their secondary school. We propose that concurrent enrollment programs are an under-recognized tool for extending the impact of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The context of our study is an equity-focused university course in algebraic mathematical modeling that is also offered through concurrent enrollment in over 30 secondary schools to over 800 secondary students annually in our state of Minnesota, U.S.A. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of secondary school teachers’ experiences implementing the inquiry pedagogy and the equity goals of the course. Several results are important for UDL. Teachers (1) describe equity in social terms of race, ethnicity, income, immigration, and language status in addition to measures of academic success; (2) perceive improvements in students’ attitudes towards mathematics, school, and university education; (3) perceive student academic growth through mathematical writing; and (4) report close relationships with students. If higher education faculty design their on-campus classes to incorporate UDL principles, concurrent enrollment offers the potential to improve inclusive pathways from secondary schools to universities.

scholarly journals The teaching of information literacy skills in Botswana’s Community Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boemo N. Jorosi ◽  
Goitsemang G. Isaac
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Teacher Librarians ◽  
The City

The study investigated the teaching of information literacy skills in select Junior Community Secondary Schools (CJSS) situated in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Data were gathered from a sample of ten teacher librarians via face-to-face interviews with the aid of a five-question interview schedule. The key findings of the study were: (1) respondents had varying interpretations of. what constituted information literacy skills, (2) a variety of skills were taught under the rubric information literacy skills; (3) by and large, the teaching of information literacy skills was done by teacher-librarians and subject librarians, (4) the main approaches in teaching information literacy skills involved library orientation and the use of the English Language Period, and (5) respondents cited the three challenges, namely, the absence of an office dedicated to school libraries, an exam oriented curriculum and shrinking financial resources.

scholarly journals Do Levels of Physical Activity among Pupils in Primary and Secondary Schools Explain the Number of Hours of Computer Use?

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
Bervyn LEE
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
Healthy Body Weight ◽  
Information Number ◽  
Healthy Body

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of the study was to examine if the levels of physical activity predict the number of hours of computer use among pupils of healthy body weight from primary and secondary schools in Singapore. 120 primary school participants (mean age: 10.6 yrs) and 120 secondary school participants (mean age: 18.8 yrs), with the appropriate consents were involved in the study. Information number of hours of computer use, computer accessibility, how it is used for work and leisure and self-reported levels of current physical activity was gleaned from questionnaire responses Results showed that the number of hours spent per week using the computer increased with age (6.0±5.0 vs. 8.6±7.7 hrs, p

scholarly journals Exploring information literacy in secondary schools in Hong Kong: A case study

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan van Aalst ◽  
Fung Wai Hing ◽  
Li Siu May ◽  
Wong Pui Yan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Information Literacy
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