Managing change in school libraries

Tilke, Anthony

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“…The relationship between British school librarians and their head teachers was discussed by Kinnell (1995), who noted that “professional partnerships between teachers and librarians have been problematic”, and went on to state that “the partnerships between educators and librarians which promised so much at the very beginning of mandatory secondary education have failed to crystallise into effective support structures”. Writing in the same year, Tilke (1995) made much the same point when he stated that “The status of the librarian in a school can be very variable indeed. Horror stories about the treatment of librarians abound” (although he then goes on to emphasise the excellent working relationships in Oakham School where he worked).…”

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confidence: 92%

Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Brackenbury

Willett

2011

Library Management

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Purpose. To study the attitudes of UK head-teachers and of librarians to the view that secondary school librarians should have the status of a head-of-department (HOD).Design/methodology/approach. Questionnaires sent to 77 secondary schools in Cheshire, UK had response rates of 58% from the librarians and of 49% from the head-teachers, with follow-up interviews being conducted with 15 of the librarians.Findings. Most librarians were employed as support staff, although many of them were doing a HOD's job; even when a librarian had this title, they did not often receive the recognition appropriate to such a role. Librarians were more likely to have HOD status in the independent schools sector than in the state-maintained sector, and there was some evidence that head-teachers and librarians have different views as to what a librarian's responsibilities should be.Originality/value. There has been no previous study of this topic in the UK

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confidence: 92%

Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Brackenbury

Willett

2011

Library Management

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“…Program-program tersebut dirancang dengan baik dan disosialisasikan terus-menerus untuk menghidupkan tradisi literasi lewat perpustakaan sekolah. Hal ini senada dengan hasil penelitian Tilke yang menejlaskan bahwa manajemen perpustakaan yang baik, memadai, dan terprogram akan membawa iklim akademik yang baik dan membantu siswa mendapatkan prestasi belajarnya (Tilke, 1995).…”

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Students at the centre of learning: Revitalisasi pengelolaan perpustakaan sekolah sebagai penguatan core intelektual

Setiawan

Nuryana

2020

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Perpustakaan sebagai unit penting di lingkungan sekolah selama ini agak kurang mendapatkan perhatian serius. Kondisi perpustakaan yang lusuh dan tidak terurus mendorong dilakukan program revitalisasi, baik dari sisi visi-misi, program hingga pelayanan. Tulisan ini mencoba mengelaborasi beberapa aspek revitalisasi perpustakaan tersebut dengan metode deskriptif analitik. Kajian teori yang disandingkan dengan fakta-fakta di lapangan (sekolah) menemukan bahwa kunci utama untuk mengembalikan marwah perpustakaan sebagai bagian dari rumah intelektual terletak pada komitmen seluruh warga sekolah. Komitmen ini diaktualisasikan dalam kesamaan visi-misi dan program-program strategis. Peningkatan kualitas layanan pustakawan/wati juga sangat menentukan untuk mengembalikan marwah perpustakaan sebagai jantungnya pendidikan di sekolah.

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“…According to the teachers, the lack of physical space often results in the learners having to wait in a queue outside the school library to get a turn to use the library facilities. In this regard, Tilke (1995) posits that the problem of insufficient space is caused by the people who plan the school or library building without considering the future expansion of resources and the growing number of learners.…”

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Challenges in the Provision of School Library Services in Katlehong Secondary Schools

2016

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This article reports on a study that investigated the issues and challenges in the provision of school libraries in secondary schools in Katlehong, Gauteng province, South Africa. A qualitative research method was used to conduct the study among 14 secondary schools in Katlehong. The target population included 14 teacher-librarians, 14 principals and one Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) official, who were interviewed. Additionally, 102 teachers participated in focus group discussions (FGDs). Convenience sampling was used to select the teachers, while purposive sampling was used to select all the other participants in the study. The study revealed that teachers are not using school libraries in Katlehong because they are unable to provide relevant information services due to a lack of space; out-dated and inadequate information collections; uncatalogued and poorly organised books; inaccessible opening hours; and a lack of funds and networked computers. Only 29 per cent of the schools had qualified teacher-librarians in their employ, while the 71 per cent unqualified â€˜teacher-librariansâ€™ indicated that they were managing the school libraries without the professional skills required to guide both teachers and learners in the use of library resources. The teacher-librarians were also burdened with additional teaching loads, which negatively affected the opening hours of the libraries. It was recommended, firstly, that a specific library period be allocated to each class to allow for library orientation; secondly, that sufficient funding be allocated to each school library to enable it to function optimally; and, thirdly, that library hours be regulated and qualified library staff be employed.

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Managing change in school libraries

Cited by 7 publications

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Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Secondary school librarians as heads of department in UK schools

Students at the centre of learning: Revitalisasi pengelolaan perpustakaan sekolah sebagai penguatan core intelektual

Challenges in the Provision of School Library Services in Katlehong Secondary Schools

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