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The Effect of Increased Collaboration Among the Library Media Specialist and School Personnel on Perceptions of the Roles and Responsibilities of the Library Media Specialist
… of the roles and responsibilities of the library media specialist when the level of collaboration increased. Seven library media specialists targeted four members of their educational communities with whom to increase collaborative activities. Before and after the collaboration began, the library …
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Elementary School Principals' Perceptions of the Instructional Role of the School Library Media Specialist
… by various researchers demonstrate that library media specialists who take an active role in the instructional process positively impact student achievement in their schools. Principals are the instructional leaders of their schools, yet the research indicates that they are not knowledgeable …
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The New Role of the Media Specialist: Personal Curriculum as a Tool for Integrated Teaching
<p>Fear is a consistent theme in monotheistic traditions. It is a topic that deserves much attention because it is pervasive in scripture, spirituality, and in many aspects of life. While fear and the fear of God are emphasized in scripture, their importance has been underestimated and …
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The reading habits of elementary students and the potential role of the school library media specialist
… books. Through surveying the school library media specialists and examining the circulation statistics of 240 randomly selected students from six different elementary schools, the researcher determined if the boy to girl fiction circulation statistics were different for those schools in which …
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The effects of collaboration between the elementary teacher and educational media specialist on non-required student library usage
… on a weekly basis between the educational media specialist and classroom teacher was present. The study contained one experimental group, consisting of one class of third grade students who received collaborative instruction and one comparison group who did not. A comparison of these two …
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An evaluation of how elementary school teachers perceive library media specialists' responsibilities in Gloucester County, New Jersey
… higher level of responsibility from the library media specialist in schools that employed at least one full-time library media specialist (n=47). Additionally, it investigated whether or not those teachers had a more in-depth understanding or acceptance of the roles of the library media …
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An experimental study in promoting collaborative instructional activities
… Heights School about the work of the library media center, the roles of the library media specialist, and the research that states how important collaborative educational activities are for students, so that teaching staff members would choose to participate in some type of collaborative …
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The attitudes and experiences of sixth grade teachers towards media specialists on either a fixed or a flexible schedule
… if fixed or flexible scheduling in library media centers was related to the attitudes and experiences of sixth grade teachers towards library media specialists. Surveys were sent to selected sixth grade teachers working in public schools in Burlington County, New Jersey. Questions were …
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Student teachers need a shot in the arm: a study of librarian/teacher collaboration through teacher preparation programs
… instances of collaboration with a school library media specialist, knowledge about and exposure to collaborative ideas or methods involving school library media specialists throughout their teacher preparation program, and attitudes towards the roles of the school library media specialist. The …
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The Superintendents' perceptions of the school library media center
… and importance of the elementary school library media specialist. This study used survey methodology with a mailed questionnaire to investigate the attitudes of all of the superintendents in Texas Region 9, Region 10, and Region 11 (n = 202} toward their elementary school library media centers, …
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Empowering Agent for Oklahoma School Learning Communities: An Examination of the Oklahoma Library Improvement Program
… the initial impact of the Oklahoma Library Media Improvement Grants on Oklahoma school library media programs; assess whether the Oklahoma Library Media Improvement Grants continue to contribute to Oklahoma school learning communities; and examine possible relationships between school …
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Building better working relationships between high school library media specialists and school technology coordinators
… and technology-integration within school media centers are just as important these days as traditional curriculum and teachings. Embracing this fact is essential to a successful school library media program, especially those programs whose main goal is to produce the next generation of …
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Computer based technology used by faculty members at Vineland High School South
… potential areas of contribution of the library media specialist.</p>
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30 years of Judy Blume novels... are we still censoring?
… books have been removed from shelves in school media centers all over the country by either the school board, or even the media specialist. Many studies have been done in the past about censorship and Judy Blume's books were always a popular target.</p> <p>A survey was sent out to 53 middle and …
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Effective collaboration methods of school media specialists and classroom teachers
… if student achievement was greater when media specialists and classroom teachers spent more time collaborating. This was accomplished by surveying media specialists and the classroom teachers they collaborated with. Surveys were mailed to media specialists in the Cherry Hill Public School …
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Planning procedures for school media centers
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if media specialists were using effective planning processes in renovating school libraries or building new school library facilities. A second purpose was to propose recommendations for improving planning processes to make them more effective and …
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A survey of the availability of school library media center catalogs on the web
<p>An important tool of a school library media center is the automation system. The media specialist uses this tool to manage the media center's collection and ensure that students have access to the best and most up to date accurate information. The purpose of having an automation system was to …
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Services provided by district school library media supervisors
<p>District school library media supervisors have been shown to be an asset to school library programs. Research has shown that school libraries can be more productive and successful, when they are coordinated by a supervisor holding advanced qualifications. The services offered by a district …
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Scheduling methods for effective school library media centers in K-8 school districts
<p>School library media centers should have a program that serves all students in the community, as well as meet the needs of a diverse population. In order to develop information literacy skills and create a life-long enjoyment of reading, students must have open access to the LMC. It is the role …
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Collaborative Lesson Study: A Qualitative Case Study of Elementary Teachers’ Professional Learning Experience
… teachers, one special education teacher, one media specialist teacher, and one technology specialist teacher. The individuals’ teaching experience ranged from 17 to 30 years. Data collected included field notes, focus group reflections of team lesson observations, transcriptions from …
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