Solo but Not Separate: Preparing 21st-Century School Library Professionals Who Can "Go It Alone"

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Autore principale: Pasco, Becky
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contents Solo but Not Separate: Preparing 21st-Century School Library Professionals Who Can "Go It Alone" Pasco, Becky School Libraries Capacity Building Information Science Education Professional Training Academic Standards Change Strategies Educational Change Relevance (Education) Education Work Relationship Preparing school librarians for a diverse array of 21st-century educational environments is a daunting task. Faculty in school library preparation programs send candidates out into sparsely populated rural areas, dense urban settings, and everything in between. Some candidates will provide services and resources in updated, modern facilities, while others will operate in tiny, tattered little corners. Some new professionals will ply their trade in technically rich arenas, while others will work in technically starved settings. Regardless of place and space, resources and services must be developed and delivered in a proactive and productive manner for the P-12 community. School library preparation programs are charged with getting all candidates ready to operate effectively in any and all of these scenarios. This is no small endeavor, as many, if not most, of today's school library candidates will "go it alone." To ensure school libraries retain their "place at the table" (McCook 2000), school librarian preparation programs must resolve to turn out candidates able to move from adequate to accomplished in a short period of time. This challenge will require passion, resilience, and determination on all parts, but school library preparation programs whose candidates join the frontline embracing their chance to be unique, autonomous, and independent will have a more meaningful and enjoyable professional journey than those who see themselves as solo, isolated, or alone.
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spellingShingle Solo but Not Separate: Preparing 21st-Century School Library Professionals Who Can "Go It Alone"
Pasco, Becky
School Libraries
Capacity Building
Information Science Education
Professional Training
Academic Standards
Change Strategies
Educational Change
Relevance (Education)
Education Work Relationship
Solo but Not Separate: Preparing 21st-Century School Library Professionals Who Can "Go It Alone" Pasco, Becky School Libraries Capacity Building Information Science Education Professional Training Academic Standards Change Strategies Educational Change Relevance (Education) Education Work Relationship Preparing school librarians for a diverse array of 21st-century educational environments is a daunting task. Faculty in school library preparation programs send candidates out into sparsely populated rural areas, dense urban settings, and everything in between. Some candidates will provide services and resources in updated, modern facilities, while others will operate in tiny, tattered little corners. Some new professionals will ply their trade in technically rich arenas, while others will work in technically starved settings. Regardless of place and space, resources and services must be developed and delivered in a proactive and productive manner for the P-12 community. School library preparation programs are charged with getting all candidates ready to operate effectively in any and all of these scenarios. This is no small endeavor, as many, if not most, of today's school library candidates will "go it alone." To ensure school libraries retain their "place at the table" (McCook 2000), school librarian preparation programs must resolve to turn out candidates able to move from adequate to accomplished in a short period of time. This challenge will require passion, resilience, and determination on all parts, but school library preparation programs whose candidates join the frontline embracing their chance to be unique, autonomous, and independent will have a more meaningful and enjoyable professional journey than those who see themselves as solo, isolated, or alone.
title Solo but Not Separate: Preparing 21st-Century School Library Professionals Who Can "Go It Alone"
topic School Libraries
Capacity Building
Information Science Education
Professional Training
Academic Standards
Change Strategies
Educational Change
Relevance (Education)
Education Work Relationship
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ964740