LBGTQ+ Books Within Middle School Libraries and How Librarians Promote These LGBTQ+ Books to Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 387-404
Author(s):  
Kristal Elaine Vallie ◽  
Susan Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Database ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public Middle School ◽  
Texas School District

This mixed methods study allowed the researchers to explore the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) materials available in public middle school libraries and to interview six middle school librarians about their perceptions on “caring about and caring for” in order to provide middle school students with LGBTQ+ books. The study took place in one Texas school district. The quantitative data came from the middle school libraries' online database to determine how many LGBTQ+-themed young-adult books were found in each of the 12 school libraries. The findings revealed that the middle-school libraries offered very few LGBTQ+-themed books for students to checkout. The qualitative data came from interviewing six middle school librarians. Their stories revealed two critical themes toward LGBTQ+ books within their school library: (1) librarians' perceptions and reactions to students' needs and (2) librarians' perceptions and reactions regarding silence within the district.

LBGTQ+ Books Within Middle School Libraries and How Librarians Promote These LGBTQ+ Books to Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 289-312
Author(s):  
Kristal Elaine Vallie ◽  
Susan Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Online Database ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public Middle School ◽  
Texas School District

This mixed methods study allowed the researchers to explore the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ+) materials available in public middle school libraries and to interview six middle school librarians about their perceptions on “caring about and caring for” in order to provide middle school students with LGBTQ+ books. The study took place in one Texas school district. The quantitative data came from the middle school libraries' online database to determine how many LGBTQ+-themed young-adult books were found in each of the 12 school libraries. The findings revealed that the middle-school libraries offered very few LGBTQ+-themed books for students to checkout. The qualitative data came from interviewing six middle school librarians. Their stories revealed two critical themes toward LGBTQ+ books within their school library: (1) librarians' perceptions and reactions to students' needs and (2) librarians' perceptions and reactions regarding silence within the district.

The Achieving Success Everyday Group Counseling Model: Fostering Resiliency in Middle School Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0001800
Author(s):  
Joy Rose ◽  
Sam Steen
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Success ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Counseling Model

This article discusses a group counseling intervention used to develop and foster resiliency in middle school students by implementing the Achieving Success Everyday (ASE) group counseling model. The authors aimed to discover what impact this group counseling intervention, which focused on resiliency characteristics, would have on students’ academic and personal-social success. To evaluate this, the authors used both qualitative and quantitative data. The results showed that some students achieved an increase in their GPA and personal-social functioning following the intervention. The article presents implications for practice and ideas for future research.

Impact of Socioscientific Issues on Middle School Students' Character and Values for Global Citizenship

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-91
Author(s):  
Wardell A. Powell ◽  
Mark H. Newton ◽  
Dana L. Zeidler
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Socioscientific Issues ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Instructional Unit ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Animal Cloning ◽  
Public Middle School ◽  
Ecological Worldview

This chapter demonstrates the impact of an animal cloning socioscientific issues instructional unit on a group of middle school students' abilities to use their ecological worldview, social and moral compassion, and sense of socioscientific accountability to determine the permissibility of animal cloning. Seventy-seven 7th grade students at a public middle school in the Southeastern region of the United States participated in this investigation. Results from a non-parametric two-tailed Wilcoxon test indicated the students' social and moral compassion (Z = -2.505, p = .012) and socioscientific accountability scores (Z = -2.381, p = .017). In contrast, the results did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference between students' pre and post ecological worldview (Z = -1.185, p = .236). Qualitative analyses of the data revealed several interesting trends and themes discussed in the chapter. The findings from this investigation support the use of SSI as key pedagogical strategies in promoting character and values for global citizens among middle school students.

scholarly journals School Libraries Get "Graphic": An Analysis of Graphic Novels in the School Library Collection

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Lacoste
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Graphic Novels ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Scholarly Literature ◽  
Library Collection ◽  
Before And After

Graphic novels have been recognized by many professionals, researchers, and educators as a major factor in increasing student engagement. The purpose of this research is to analyze a middle school library's statistical data before and after the addition of graphic novels into the library collection. The study also analyzes the growth of scholarly literature related to graphic novels and school libraries. The compilation of this research should provide insight to school librarians, teachers, administrators, and researchers on the value and successes associated with the inclusion of graphic novels in the school library collection.

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