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Main Authors: Mardis, Marcia A., Dickinson, Gail K.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ877495
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author Mardis, Marcia A.
Dickinson, Gail K.
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Dickinson, Gail K.
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Dickinson, Gail K.
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contents Far Away, so Close: Preservices School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions of AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" Mardis, Marcia A. Dickinson, Gail K. Focus Groups School Libraries Media Specialists Standards Librarians Student Attitudes Library Associations Information Literacy Barriers Program Implementation Graduate Students Educational Principles Preservice school library media specialists will implement the AASL Standards for the "21st Century Learner" in their new roles. Drafted in 2007, the Standards reflect principles which school library media specialist must impart to learners to prepare them to be knowledge consumers, producers, and communicators in global environments. Because many new school library media specialists are currently classroom teachers, they have experiences with curriculum and professional standards that may influence their perceptions of school library media standards. In this study, the researchers convened focus groups of Master's in Library Studies students in an attempt to capture their perceptions and to determine their likelihood to support and implement new information-centered approaches to student learning. The results of the study suggested that preservice school library media specialists are eager to employ the freedom and creativity embodied in the Standards to foster learning experiences in which students can use their digital acumen to construct and express knowledge.
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spellingShingle Far Away, so Close: Preservices School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions of AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner"
Mardis, Marcia A.
Dickinson, Gail K.
Focus Groups
School Libraries
Media Specialists
Standards
Librarians
Student Attitudes
Library Associations
Information Literacy
Barriers
Program Implementation
Graduate Students
Educational Principles
Far Away, so Close: Preservices School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions of AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" Mardis, Marcia A. Dickinson, Gail K. Focus Groups School Libraries Media Specialists Standards Librarians Student Attitudes Library Associations Information Literacy Barriers Program Implementation Graduate Students Educational Principles Preservice school library media specialists will implement the AASL Standards for the "21st Century Learner" in their new roles. Drafted in 2007, the Standards reflect principles which school library media specialist must impart to learners to prepare them to be knowledge consumers, producers, and communicators in global environments. Because many new school library media specialists are currently classroom teachers, they have experiences with curriculum and professional standards that may influence their perceptions of school library media standards. In this study, the researchers convened focus groups of Master's in Library Studies students in an attempt to capture their perceptions and to determine their likelihood to support and implement new information-centered approaches to student learning. The results of the study suggested that preservice school library media specialists are eager to employ the freedom and creativity embodied in the Standards to foster learning experiences in which students can use their digital acumen to construct and express knowledge.
title Far Away, so Close: Preservices School Library Media Specialists' Perceptions of AASL's "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner"
topic Focus Groups
School Libraries
Media Specialists
Standards
Librarians
Student Attitudes
Library Associations
Information Literacy
Barriers
Program Implementation
Graduate Students
Educational Principles
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ877495