Librarians as Teachers: The Study of an Organization Fiction.

Wilson, Pauline

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ERIC Number: EJ205187

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Publication Date: 1979-Apr

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Librarians as Teachers: The Study of an Organization Fiction.

Wilson, Pauline

Library Quarterly, v49 n2 p146-62 Apr 1979

Argues that the concept of "librarian as teacher" is an organization fiction, and that this fiction is dysfunctional being both harmful and costly. (Author/CWM)

Descriptors: Essays, Fiction, Group Status, Librarians, Organizations (Groups), Power Structure, Professional Recognition, Role Perception, Self Concept, Status Need, Stereotypes, Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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