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Anderson, Pauline H. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
This discussion of the responsibility of school media specialists is based on the concepts that the mission of the library media center is one of leadership and support and that, to be effective leaders, media specialists must recognize and support basic beliefs about the goals and objectives of the profession. (CLB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility
Patrick, Retta – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes how theories of instructional involvement of school media centers were applied at 49 schools in Pulaski County Special School District, Arkansas. Practical approaches for cooperation among media specialists, teachers, and administrators in library decision making and promotion of its role to enhance student learning are discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of School Media Programs. – 1988
Created for use in a workshop designed to increase knowledge and improve understanding of the role of the media coordinator, this manual details the process, and provides the instrument, to be used in the evaluation of school media coordinators in North Carolina. Guidelines provide brief descriptions of each of the six major functional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
McBeath, Ron J. – Educational Technology, 1987
Presents four stages of learning together with teaching techniques appropriate to each stage. The role of the media specialist in meeting the needs of students and teachers at each stage is discussed, and the four stages of media library services are outlined. (5 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Development
Wilson, Patricia J.; Blake, Martha – Streamlined Seminar, 1993
A national survey of 1,000 principals and 1,000 school media specialists indicates that principals have very little knowledge about what really happens in the school library media center. Ten statements are presented to enable readers to test their own knowledge about library media centers. The responses make it clear that principals have had…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
Loertscher, David V.; And Others – School Library Media Quarterly, 1987
Reports the results of a survey which examined the status of library media centers in public schools given exemplary status by the U.S. Department of Education and makes recommendations in the areas of staffing, the role of the library, and funding which would have a significant impact on elementary education. (CLB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Financial Support, Institutional Characteristics
Hambleton, Alixe E.; Wilkinson, John P. – 1994
Curriculum reform across Canada resulted in a new commitment to resource-based learning. Not only is the provision of resources important but also the development and implementation of resource-based programs, which are initiated by teacher-librarians and planned cooperatively with classroom teachers. This study addresses the relationship between…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Resources Centers
