Reaching All Learners: Understanding and Leveraging Points of Intersection for School Librarians and Special Education Teachers

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1. Verfasser: Perrault, Anne Marie
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contents Reaching All Learners: Understanding and Leveraging Points of Intersection for School Librarians and Special Education Teachers Perrault, Anne Marie School Libraries Librarians Special Education Teachers Information Seeking Educational Practices Educational Environment Special Education Disabilities Inclusion Partnerships in Education Coordination Librarian Teacher Cooperation Elementary Secondary Education This study investigated the information-seeking practices and interactions of school librarians and special education teachers to better understand how they support the learning of students with disabilities. The work of school librarians and special education teachers may appear divergent; however, as professionals in a rapidly changing educational environment, they share the need for resources in a variety of formats. In-depth interviews were conducted with six school librarians and six special education teachers representing a wide range of backgrounds and years of experience. Both groups expressed an increased need to learn more about accessing and using a wider range of multimodal resources and adaptive technologies. They also acknowledged the influence of the growing population of students with disabilities and the shift in PreK-12 public schools to more inclusive educational practices. Understanding the dynamics of their information-seeking behaviors may lead to additional entry points to use in helping all educators refine their information-seeking practices. (Contains 1 figure.)
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spellingShingle Reaching All Learners: Understanding and Leveraging Points of Intersection for School Librarians and Special Education Teachers
Perrault, Anne Marie
School Libraries
Librarians
Special Education Teachers
Information Seeking
Educational Practices
Educational Environment
Special Education
Disabilities
Inclusion
Partnerships in Education
Coordination
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Elementary Secondary Education
Reaching All Learners: Understanding and Leveraging Points of Intersection for School Librarians and Special Education Teachers Perrault, Anne Marie School Libraries Librarians Special Education Teachers Information Seeking Educational Practices Educational Environment Special Education Disabilities Inclusion Partnerships in Education Coordination Librarian Teacher Cooperation Elementary Secondary Education This study investigated the information-seeking practices and interactions of school librarians and special education teachers to better understand how they support the learning of students with disabilities. The work of school librarians and special education teachers may appear divergent; however, as professionals in a rapidly changing educational environment, they share the need for resources in a variety of formats. In-depth interviews were conducted with six school librarians and six special education teachers representing a wide range of backgrounds and years of experience. Both groups expressed an increased need to learn more about accessing and using a wider range of multimodal resources and adaptive technologies. They also acknowledged the influence of the growing population of students with disabilities and the shift in PreK-12 public schools to more inclusive educational practices. Understanding the dynamics of their information-seeking behaviors may lead to additional entry points to use in helping all educators refine their information-seeking practices. (Contains 1 figure.)
title Reaching All Learners: Understanding and Leveraging Points of Intersection for School Librarians and Special Education Teachers
topic School Libraries
Librarians
Special Education Teachers
Information Seeking
Educational Practices
Educational Environment
Special Education
Disabilities
Inclusion
Partnerships in Education
Coordination
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Elementary Secondary Education
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