School libraries in South Australia 2019 Census

Dix, Katherine; Felgate, Rachel; Ahmed, Syeda Kashfee; Carslake, Toby; Sniedze-Gregory, Shani

doi:10.37517/978-1-74286-583-6

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“…However, not all Australian school libraries are led by a teacher librarian. Recent findings from South Australia challenge the notion that the library manager is always dual qualified at least within that state (Dix et al, 2020).…”

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School librarians supporting students’ reading for pleasure: A job description analysis

Merga

Ferguson

2021

Australian Journal of Education

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Reading for pleasure is an undervalued but highly beneficial practice conferring a range of educative and socio-emotional advantages. School librarians may play a key role in supporting reading for pleasure and associated literature advocacy; however, relatively little is known about how reading for pleasure may be valued within the job description of contemporary school librarians. It cannot be assumed that reading for pleasure is positioned as a valued aspect of the school librarians’ educative role in the United States and Australia, given factors such as evolving demands placed on the profession. Through hybrid content analysis of job description documents, this article explores which aspects of the current school librarian role are related to supporting reading for pleasure, comparing expectations between nations. While there are some similarities in the nature of the reading for pleasure role in the United States and Australia, Australian school librarians are far more likely to be expected to foster reading for pleasure.

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School librarians supporting students’ reading for pleasure: A job description analysis

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Ferguson

2021

Australian Journal of Education

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“…Future-ready school libraries need to become relevant and progressive learning hubs that can exist in the information age (McClintock Miller and Bass, 2019). Students' learning and achievement in schools are optimised when libraries are well designed, resourced and staffed (Dix et al, 2020;Hay and Foley, 2009;Lance, 2002;Todd and Kuhlthau, 2005), which is why schools need to constantly evaluate how their school libraries are meeting current learning needs. The application of new technologies in libraries should support and extend the development of future-ready learning, which includes the skills of reading, collaboration and research (Loh, 2018).…”

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Developing future-ready school libraries through design thinking: A case study

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Hamarian

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IFLA Journal

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School libraries around the world need to revitalise their spaces, collections and programming to continue to be relevant for teachers and students living and learning in an information-saturated technological global age. Efforts in the rethinking of library usage and design are most effective when they are contextualised and localised, based on user needs and country or school budgets. Design thinking is a useful approach for schools to understand the needs of their populations and design targeted improvements for their libraries’ specific users. This article explains how one secondary school collaborated with university researchers to use design thinking to re-envision the role and functions of its school library. The evidence collected through the process was integrated into the redesign of an improved library for the students. This article provides a model for evidence-driven school library improvement projects.

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“…Research investigations have demonstrated that student well-being is vital for their learning process and for gains to happen ( Clarke, 2020 ; Runions et al, 2021 ). However, international studies ( Roome and Soan, 2019 ; Dix et al, 2020 ) have indicated that performativity cultures worldwide are harmful to student well-being. Moreover, it is reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having far-reaching consequences for how students live, work, and connect with one another as well as their well-being over time ( Schwartz et al, 2021 ).…”

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The “Trade-Off” of Student Well-Being and Academic Achievement: A Perspective of Multidimensional Student Well-Being

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Student well-being and its relationships with academic achievement in China have not been well-investigated. This study aimed at investigating student well-being and the trade-off of the well-being and academic achievement with a sample of 1,353 Chinese high-school students from four cities in China during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic period. The six dimensions of well-being (academic, psychological, self, physical, social, and spiritual) were utilised to test the relationships with three subjects including Mathematics, English, and Chinese using a quantitative analysis. In this study, the relationships between six dimensions of well-being and three academic subject achievements were tested in one statistical model. Results showed that spiritual well-being was ranked the highest, followed by psychological, physical, self, and social well-being. Students gave the lowest ranking to academic well-being. The two significant paths identified were between spiritual well-being and two subjects, namely, Chinese and Mathematics. It is interesting to note that the other five dimensions of well-being were significantly associated with any subjects and English was not significantly related to any dimensions of well-being in this study. Our findings suggested that policymakers and other stakeholders should avoid an “all or nothing” mindset on practice when considering well-being as a multidimensional construct.

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School libraries in South Australia 2019 Census

Cited by 15 publications

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School librarians supporting students’ reading for pleasure: A job description analysis

School librarians supporting students’ reading for pleasure: A job description analysis

Developing future-ready school libraries through design thinking: A case study

The “Trade-Off” of Student Well-Being and Academic Achievement: A Perspective of Multidimensional Student Well-Being

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