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The Impact of School Library Services on Student Achievement and the Implications for Advocacy: A Review of the Literature
Several recent trends suggest that a review of the literature on the impact of school libraries on student achievement in an Australian context is urgently needed. The context in which school librarians and teacher librarians operate today has changed significantly...
Reading Aloud to Students Shouldn’t Get Lost in Shift to ‘Science of Reading,’ Teachers Say
What Happens When Young People Actually Read “Disturbing” Books
Lost in the political battles over “educationally suitable” books is what actually happens when young people read. One side assumes students reading certain books will become traumatized, radicalized, or morally perverted, while the other argues for free speech and...
Creating an Australian School Literacy Policy
Creating an Australian School Literacy Policy: A Research-Informed Guide to Designing a Policy That Fits Your School by Dr Margaret K Merga is the new go-to for creating effective and holistic literacy policy. Drawing on extensive analysis of literacy policy documents...
Beyond Temporary Experts: Secondary Students’ Experiences in Autonomous Research
This qualitative case study explores the experiences of students in their final year of the International Baccalaureate as they prepared, researched, and completed their Extended Essay project - an autonomous research process which develops their capacity to analyse,...
Understanding the changing nature of information literacy in education
A recent study exploring how college students conceptualize the online information landscape has found that information literacy approaches relying upon a ‘static’ presentation of information, which is sought by the student, does not reflect the current environment...
Evidence-Based Practice and School Libraries: Interconnections of Evidence, Advocacy, and Actions
Todd, Ross J.Knowledge Quest , v43 n3 p8-15 Jan-Feb 2015 This author states that a professional focus on evidence based practice (EBP) for school libraries emerged from the International Association of School Librarianship conference when he presented the concept. He...
Manual for Developing Policies and Procedures
Welcome to the revised edition of A Manual for developing policies and procedures for Australian school library resource centres. Its aim is to develop the policies and document the procedures that are essential for exemplary management practices. The implementation...
Recommended Minimum Information Services Staffing Levels
It is expected that school libraries provide quality services, effective resourcing and relevant skill development for all learners in their community. To achieve these goals, it is essential that school libraries are well staffed. An exemplary school library is...
Time allocation of teaching and librarianship for Teacher Librarians
Guidelines for the Time Allocation of Teaching and Librarianship for Teacher Librarians Each of the three education sectors: Government, Catholic and Independent, in each state and territory has its own set of Awards and or Agreements which determine the working...