TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dow,Mirah Jane Ingram
TI  - School libraries matter: views from the research 
SN  - 9781610691611
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Santa Barbara, California
PB  - Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO<LLC
KW  - School libraries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Professional Dispositions of School Librarians; Gail Bush; Bush, Gail, Jami L. Jones; Jones, Jami L; 1 --; Introduction: Exploration of Professional Disposition of School Librarians; 1 --; Dispositions in Action; 1 --; The Concept of Professional Dispositions; 3 --; The Question of Professional Dispositions of School Librarians; 5 --; A Broad Context for a Review of the Literature; 6 --; The Delphi Study Methodology; 7 --; Research Design: Delphi Method; 7 --; Research Findings and Plans of Action; 8 --; Envisioning a Future; 14 --; Conclusions: Identification of School Librarian Professional Dispositions; 15 --; References; 15 --; 2; School Librarians in Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development; Mirah J. Dow; Dow, Mirah J., Jacqueline McMahon Lakin; Lakin, Jacqueline McMahon --; Introduction: Information Behavior Research; 19 --; Cutting School Librarians Is a Paradox; 19 --; What Is information Behavior?; 21 --; Constructivism; 21 --; Constructivism in Education and Sociology; 21 --; Constructivism in Library and Information Science Research; 22 --; Constructivist Theories of Information Behavior; 22 --; Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development; 22 --; Student Achievement; 23 --; Annual Yearly Progress: Federal Mandate; 24 --; Every Student Should Graduate High School Ready for College and Career; 24 --; Students' Growth: State-Level Example; 25 --; Methodology; 27 --; Dervin's Sense-Making; 27 --; Kuhlthau's Information Search Process; 27 --; Information Behaviors Necessary for Achieving Common Core State Standards; 28 --; Research Findings: Notably Higher AYP Proficiency with School Librarian; 29 --; What More Is Needed?; 33 --; Conclusions: A New Picture of the Presence or Absence of School Librarians; 34 --; References; 35 --; 3; Influencing Instructional Partnerships in Preservice Elementary Education Teachers; Mirah J. Dow; Dow, Mirah J., Tonya Davis; Davis, Tonya, Angela Vietti-Okane; Vietti-Okane, Angela; 39 --; Introduction: Preparing Future Teachers; 39 --; Literature Review; 39 --; Partnering in Instruction; 39 --; Collaboration Theory; 40 --; Context: Elementary Teacher and School Library Partner Course; 41 --; Research Questions; 42 --; Methodology: Pre- and Post-survey and Procedure; 43 --; Limitations; 44 --; Findings; 46 --; Conclusions; 46 --; References; 49 --; 4; Everyday Life Information Seeking Practices of Upper-Income High School Students; Lori L. Franklin; Franklin, Lori L; 51 --; Introduction: A Focus on Students Today in a New School Library; 51 --; New Technologies and Today's Young People; 51 --; A Study Spark for Examining Teenage Students; 52 --; Literature Pinpoints Need for Studying ELIS Practices in School Libraries; 52 --; Savolainen and the Theoretical Framework for This Study; 52 --; Studying Teens in a Highly Technological School Library; 53 --; Methodology; 53 --; Choice for a Unique Study Site and Population; 53 --; A Newly Constructed School: Rivals and Rule Testing; 54 --; Data Collection; 54 --; School Librarian Interviews; 55 --; Student Focus Group Sessions; 56 --; Print and Virtual Documentation; 57 --; Generalizability, Substantive Validation, and Reliability; 57 --; Study Limitations; 58 --; Findings; 58 --; Theme 1; Students Prefer Own Cell Phones to Library Computers; 58 --; Theme 2; Students at This Site Require a Specific Type of Instructional Model; 59 --; What Are the ELIS Practices Exhibited by Students at the Study Site?; 59 --; How Do the Students in This Study Use Physical and Virtual Technologies in the School Library?; 60 --; Conclusions: ELIS Practices of Upper-Income High School Students; 61 --; References; 63 --; 5; The Impact of School Libraries on Academic Achievement; Keith Curry Lance; Lance, Keith Curry, Linda Hofschire; Hofschire, Linda; 65 --; Introduction: Circumstances that Define American Public Education; 65 --; Site-Based Management; 65 --; Absence of Reliable, Dedicated Federal Funding; 66 --; School Staffing Trends; 66 --; Standards-Based State Tests; 66 --; Advent of Computers and the Internet; 67 --; Advent of eBooks, eReaders, and Tablet Computers; 67 --; Partnership for 21st-Century Skills; 68 --; Typical School Library Research Questions; 68 --; Review of the Literature; 69 --; School Libraries and Student Achievement; 69 --; Moving Beyond Student Achievement Studies; 71 --; Methodological Challenges; 72 --; Five-Step Improvement Plan; 73 --; Creating Partnerships with Administrators and Teachers; 73 --; Sharing Research about the Impact of School Libraries and Librarians; 73 --; Defining the Roles of School Library and Librarian; 74 --; Creating New Measures of School Library Outputs and Outcomes; 74 --; Documenting the Impact of Teaching 21st-century Skills on Strident Learning; 75 --; Conclusions: New Questions to Be Studied; 75 --; References; 77 --; 6; The Role of the School Library: Building Collaborations to Support School Improvement; Elizabeth A. Lee; Lee, Elizabeth A., Don A. Klinger; Klinger, Don A; 79 --; Introduction: Education, A Lightning Rod for Reform and Accountability; 79 --; Topic and Problem; 80 --; Do School Libraries Matter?; 81 --; Our Approach to the Question; 81 --; Our Findings on Exemplary School Libraries; 83 --; Collaboration as a Path to School Improvement; 86 --; Conclusions: Moving Forward, Being Effective Regardless of Current Status; 86 --; References; 88 --; 7; Perspectives of School Administrators Related to School Libraries; Deborah Levitov; Levitov, Deborah; 91 --; Introduction: Mixed Methods Study of School Administrators; 91 --; Lack of Administrative Awareness; 91 --; Context and Background of the Study; 92 --; Research Questions; 93 --; Literature Review; 93 --; Administrators' Knowledge of School Library Programs; 94 --; Informing School Administrators about School Library Programs; 95 --; Methodology: Mixed Methods Approach; 96 --; Participants; 96 --; Assumptions; 97 --; Limitations; 97 --; Improvement Plan (Summary of Findings); 97 --; Administrators' Changed Perceptions; 97 --; A Shift in Language; 101 --; Changed Perceptions; 102 --; University-Level Coursework about Libraries/Librarians; 102 --; Administrators as Advocates for Librarians/Libraries; 102 --; School Librarian and Administrator Hold Commonality; 103 --; Implications; 103 --; Solutions for Informing Administrators; 104 --; Informing School Library Specialists; 104 --; Conclusions: Recommendations for Further Study; 105 --; References; 106 --; 8; A Content Analysis of School Librarian Conferences: A Search for Empowering Professional Development; Judi Moreillon; Moreillon, Judi; 109 --; Introduction: Content of Professional Development Conference Offerings; 109 --; A Line of Inquiry to Improve Teaching in Higher Education; 109 --; Topic and Problem of Conference Professional Development Content; 110 --; Research Questions; 111 --; Literature Review; 112 --; Methodology: Content Analysis; 113 --; Preparation of the Analysis; 113 --; Sample; 116 --; Findings; 116 --; Improvement Plan; 117 --; Conclusions: State-Level Conferences Are Important for Empowering Professional Development; 118 --; References; 118 --; 9; School-Based Technology Integration and School Librarian Leadership; Marcia A. Mardis; Mardis, Marcia A., Nancy Everhart; Everhart, Nancy; 123 --; Introduction: Solutions to Technology-Related School Challenges; 123 --; Technology Integration; 123 --; Research Questions; 124 --; Theoretical Framework: Formative Leadership Theory; 125 --; Literature Review; 125 --; Leadership in Schools; 126 --; School Librarians and Leadership; 126 --; Methodology: Participatory Research; 127 --; Procedure; 128 --; Validity and Reliability; 129 --; Improvement Plan; 130 --; Conclusions: Questions Answered through Cooperative Inquiry; 130 --; References; 134 --; 10; Crossing the Language Barrier: The Potential for School Librarians in Facilitating Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning in the School Library; Andrew J.M. Smith; Smith, Andrew J.M., Nancy J. Brown; Brown, Nancy J; 137 --; Introduction: English Language Learners; 137 --; The Multicultural School; 137 --; Problems for Foreign-Born Students; 138 --; The Role of the School Librarian in Standards-Based Education; 139 --; The Changing Environment: From School Library to Learning Commons; 141 --; Learner Characteristics; 142 --; Strategies for Supporting ELLs from the Research; 142 --; Books and Instructional Materials; 142 --; Instructional Strategies; 143 --; Programming to Support ELLs; 144 --; Technology Applications and Projects; 145 --; Practical Matters; 146 --; Conclusions: Culturally Responsive Leaders; 146 --; References; 147 --; 11; Views from Research: From Ideology to Action; Mirah J. Dow; Dow, Mirah J; 151 --; Introduction: What Must We Say about School Libraries?; 151 --; The Purpose; 151 --; The Premise; 152 --; The Practices; 152 --; School Libraries Matter; 153 --; Conclusions: Characteristics of a Professional School Librarian; 162 --; References; 163
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