scholarly journals To build upon solid rock or to build upon sand:

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lúcia Terra
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Solid Rock ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
General View ◽  
Reading Habits

Starting with a rereading of the information literacy theories, we characterized the development of this concept, distinguish it and relate it with associated terms. After this theoretical framing, we focused on the role of the information literacy in the school context. We present our study based in the analyses of information behaviour, reading habits and information practices of students in Vila do Conde municipal area, using the school library collections and technological resources, considering also the location, access and use of information. We do a brief general view over this group of school libraries in this municipal area, but we focused our analysis of the research universe in three schools of 1st level, one E.B. 2,3 and another secondary school, using an inquiry by a questionnaire. To better contextualise our study we also make the characterization and framing of each school library in its surroundings (city, rural and piscatorial) in order to allow a comparative analysis of the results.

scholarly journals Promoting a reading culture in school community: how to engage reading activities cross curricula, directors, teachers, students, parents, administrative services, local authorities, public libraries and other partners – Relating a project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Bela Martins ◽  
Alexandra Marques
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Community ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Reading Culture ◽  
Reading Activities

The main purpose of this paper is to present how an intensive collaboration between the National Portuguese Reading Plan and the School Libraries Network Programme plays an important role in the promotion of reading literacy as a baseline to develop all kinds of other literacy abilities and empower the role of school libraries and the collaborative work between the school community and the school library, by reporting on one of the most significant projects, which shows the relevance of this partnership. School libraries are a privileged structure in the school for skill development, not only in accessing information, available locally or remotely, enabling students with critical thinking, transforming information to knowledge, supporting curricula, but also in readers training and the promotion of reading habits, which is a basic tool for lifelong learning.

The Role of the School Library in Empowering Visually Impaired Children With Lifelong Information Literacy Skills

2018 ◽  
pp. 245-271
Author(s):  
Iwu-James Juliana ◽  
Roland Izuagbe ◽  
Victoria Itsekor ◽  
Michael Opeoluwa Fagbohun ◽  
Aderonke Asaolu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Impaired Children ◽  
Visually Impaired Children

Libraries provide the platform on which successful education systems are built through the provision of access to information. The ability to provide equal and nondiscriminatory access to library resources and services is the hallmark of modern librarianship. School libraries must be prepared to serve children with specific disabilities, such as visually impaired students who will need special types of technology and other specialized services. This preparation is even more important with the push for inclusion and the corresponding increase in children with disabilities attending regular (vs. specialized) schools and utilizing the school library resources. Thus, this chapter examines the role of school libraries in empowering visually impaired children with lifelong information literacy skills as a part of inclusive education.

scholarly journals Reading, School Libraries and Equity: A Socio-Spatial Study of School Libraries and Reading in Singapore

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loh Chin Ee
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Success ◽  
Complex Space ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Government School ◽  
Spatial Approach ◽  
Oecd Pisa

Although Singapore is lauded internationally for its excellent education system, particularly as a top scorer on the international OECD PISA assessments, official educational policies have been criticized for the tendency to sideline socioeconomic status as a factor for school success. To understand the complex space of schooling and how inequity is worked out in practice, I turn to the space of the school library in two contrasting schools to examine how the organization of space can contribute to or inhibit the kinds of learning desired. Using a comparative socio-spatial approach, I map the library spaces of an elite all-boys‟ school and a co-educational government school in Singapore to understand how a space typically associated with the cultivation of reading habits and critical information literacy may in practice serve as a space for differentiated education. Through the physical, social and affective mapping of two school libraries, I describe, breakdown and examine taken-for-granted practices that reveal underlying ideologies governing perception and use of library space. Furthermore, I argue that viewing the school library through socio-spatial lens allows educators a localized, evidence-based framework to evaluate how effective and equitable their school libraries are.

scholarly journals Information literacy as an advocacy tool by Indonesian school libraries: an APISI study

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-169
Author(s):  
Hanna George
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Sequential Development

This paper is a longer version and further elucidation of the version written for IFLA Conference entitled The role of national associations in advocating for school libraries: The case of Indonesia” by the author and Diljit Singh. It will outline in more detail APISI’s study on information literacy. APISI is one of the nationally recognized library associations in Indonesia that has actively promoted information literacy as an advocacy tool. This paper will discuss APISI’s history, program and activities. It describes the sequential development of events and studies of information literacy conducted over the years highlighting the importance of school libraries in Indonesia and the significant role that school librarians play in information literacy, independent learning and responsible citizenship. The goal of APISI is to formulate a long term advocacy strategy to benefit school communities and all school library stakeholders.

scholarly journals Impacts and changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in librarianship: the rural school library scenario

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Daniela Carla de Oliveira ◽  
Marcos Gehrke
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
School Library ◽  
Field Research ◽  
School Community ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Community Libraries ◽  
Precarious Situation

This article presents data on the impacts and changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on librarianship within the context of rural school libraries. We understand the work in libraries as a special activity that is only valued if contextualized. Thus, we question the role of the library and the librarian practices in the current pandemic scenario with the purpose of updating the debate on librarianship in rural schools. To this end, we conducted a bibliographic and exploratory field research mediated by the application of a questionnaire. We conclude by highlighting the precarious situation that prevents actions and activities to encourage reading and the dissemination of pedagogical resources to support school and school-community libraries.

scholarly journals Evergreen Library Penetrating into Classroom Teaching: Applying and Expanding – Take Tianzhu No.1 High School in Northwest China as a Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Wenjie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
School Library ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
The World

This paper provides a study of the school library programs sponsored by the Evergreen Education Foundation (EEF) and identifies the vital role of school libraries in improving students’ information quality. Based on analyzes Strategies for building literacy skills in the library of Tianzhu No.1 High School, the study confirmed the program developed reading and literacy skills among students. As EEF programs continue to expand into other locations in China, it is the authors’ hope that this study may provide useful information and analysis based upon which decisions about future programs can be made. It is also their hope that this study provides impetus for more studies on the rural library programs in other areas of China or programs in other underdeveloped regions of the world.

scholarly journals Gossip and Reputation in Adolescent Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 358-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorottya Kisfalusi ◽  
Károly Takács ◽  
Judit Pál
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
School Context ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Network Methods ◽  
Good Reputation ◽  
Practical Implications

Adolescence is an important age of development when collective norms emerge, social exclusion often takes place, and competition for reputation is relatively intense. Negative gossip is used with increasing intentionality to interfere in these processes. At the same time, being the object of negative gossip undermines chances to obtain good reputation. This chapter reviews the role of gossiping in the formation of informal status relations of adolescents. It provides an overview of theoretical explanations and empirical findings on how reputation and gossip are related with a special focus on the school context. It presents recent methodological advancements of social network methods used for analyzing the complex interrelated dynamics of gossip, reputation, and peer relations among adolescents. As an illustration, the chapter shows that malicious gossip leads to disdain while disdain induces malicious gossip in a longitudinal analysis of Hungarian secondary school classes. Finally, it discusses the theoretical and practical implications of our illustrative analysis and formulate suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals The role of the teacher librarian in the bookless library: information literacy and resource creation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Herring
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
School Library ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Learning Commons ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Printed Books ◽  
Resource Creation

This modified Delphi study examined the views of the leaders of Australia’s teacher librarian associations on the bookless school library i.e. a library with no printed books or other printed material. Interviews were used to gather data on the participants’ views of what a bookless school library might look like, and what the role of the teacher librarian would be in relation to information literacy and resource creation. Results showed that a bookless school library would contain flexible learning spaces and be a learning commons in the school, which made use of a range of advanced technologies, including interactive walls. The roles of the teacher librarian as information literacy leader and as resource creator would be more important than today.

scholarly journals Adopting Computer Technology to empower Rural School Learners: The Case for Katsande Rural School Library, Zimbabwe

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosea Tokwe
Keyword(s):  
Computer Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Technology In Schools

In most countries, the introduction of computer technology in schools has seen the role of school libraries transformed. Adoption of new technologies are now seen to be enhancing school libraries’ ability to perform their mission, vision and role, that is, providing learners access to a wide range of reading material to enable them to acquire knowledge as well as ability to read books online. This paper will address the impact computer technology is having on rural school learners at Katsande Primary School. It will explain how embracing of computer technology has influenced learners concerning achieving quality education. 

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