Bainbridge, Joyce

Carbanaro, Mike

Wolodko, Brenda

2002

Recent media coverage focused attention on a perceived "crisis" in Canada's school libraries. Research findings in the U.S. have consistently shown positive relationships between student achievement and the presence of well-staffed and well-stocked school libraries. In Alberta, Canada, the number of qualified teacher-librarians has decreased drastically over the last twenty years. A web-based survey of 170 Alberta elementary teachers, and follow-up telephone interviews with fourteen teachers, revealed that 60% of respondents' schools had no teacher-librarian. As a result, teachers acknowledged a need for increased professional support in selecting materials, planning instructional units, and accessing resources.

International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, v.6

1206-9620

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8279

en

University of Calgary Press

Teacher Professional Development and the Role of the Teacher Librarian

Journal Article

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