Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Baldwin, Margaret | 2 |
| Bailey, Sherm | 1 |
| Bevis, L. Dorothy | 1 |
| Billings, Judith | 1 |
| Brown, Dorothee, Ed. | 1 |
| Christensen, Paul M. | 1 |
| Coombs, Don H. | 1 |
| Kaaland, Christie | 1 |
| Ladd, Boyd | 1 |
| Lichtenberg, Zita, Ed. | 1 |
| Peterson, Susan | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Media Staff | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Washington | 14 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkKaaland, Christie – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2009
Political advocacy continues to gain ground in the state of Washington after the landmark Washington state legislative support of emergency funding ($4.09 million) for library media centers during the 2008 legislative session. This stepped-up political advocacy is due to the efforts of the Washington Library Media Association Advocacy members…
Descriptors: Lobbying, School Libraries, Advocacy, Library Associations
Download full textAfterschool Alliance, 2013
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are proud to celebrate a fifth round of the MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Awards. For the past five years, we have collaborated to highlight the work of quality afterschool programs that support children, families and communities across the nation. This compendium is a compilation of four…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Middle School Students, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
Trotter, Andrew – Executive Educator, 1994
If students can direct visitors to their school library/media center, it probably is central to their learning. A 1992 study found the size of school library staff and collections to be the best school predictor of student achievement. Budget cuts have resulted in too many understaffed, understocked, and closed-down facilities. Cooperation with…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems, Instructional Leadership
Ptacek, William; Peterson, Susan – Alki, 1995
Describes a survey administered by the King County Library System (Washington) that assessed the resources of school libraries and media centers in its service areas in order to determine the public library's appropriate role and level of service in supporting students. Results indicated that school libraries in King County are not well funded.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Funding, Library Role
Bailey, Sherm; Rowley, Lloyd – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Construction Materials, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Christensen, Paul M. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Discussion of the role of the school librarian focuses on a study in the state of Washington that identified the characteristics of library media specialists who were recognized as having exemplary high school library media programs. Use of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Evaluative Checklist is described. (11…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Individual Characteristics, Interviews
Ladd, Boyd – 1979
This report presents statistics concerning the library needs in the state of Washington as of 1975. The resources of public and academic libraries are examined in the following areas: professional and support staff; collections of print and nonprint materials; acquisition of materials; hours of service; and operating expenditures. Data are derived…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Coombs, Don H.; Prevel, James J. – 1973
Evergreen State College is an unprecedented flexible, sophisticated educational instrument designed to avoid depersonalization. Students are treated as responsible adults and are expected to work closely, as colleagues, with their teachers. Curriculum planning reflects the belief that graduates would change their career pattern and life styles at…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Bevis, L. Dorothy – 1968
This survey of current library resources and services in Washington is based on questionnaires; visits to public, university, college and community college libraries in the state; and statistics from state and national governmental sources. The inventories of public and academic libraries include discussions of standards applicable to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Reilly, Kevin P. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2003
The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges' Kellogg Commission notes the perception that "despite the resources and expertise available on our campuses, our institutions are not well organized to bring them to bear on local problems in a coherent way." This article suggests some organizational patterns and…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Outreach Programs, Program Effectiveness, Change Strategies
Billings, Judith – 1991
These guidelines provide basic information to administrators, teachers, library media specialists and the general public for the evaluation of library media programs at the school and district level. They can also be used as a resource for establishing, developing and improving programs as well as for setting goals and objectives for the program…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Baldwin, Margaret – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1995
Discusses the process of future search conferences and describes one held to consider the future of school library media centers and information services in the state of Washington. Highlights include participation by students, librarians, teachers, administrators, and others; strategic and participatory planning; and change processes. (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Conferences, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedBaldwin, Margaret – Emergency Librarian, 1995
Describes a future search conference that addressed the future of school library resource centers and their role in enhancing student learning in Washington State. Highlights include whole systems analysis; and participative planning that included teachers, administrators, librarians, parents, students, business representatives, and consultants.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Brown, Dorothee, Ed.; Lichtenberg, Zita, Ed. – 1968
Federal funds are provided for operation of 21 summer migrant education programs in Washington State for 2,300 preschool and elementary-age, predominantly Mexican American and Indian children of migrant farm workers. Other agencies--public and private--contribute financial support to the summer educational activities. In most cases the programs…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
