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Download full textMardis, Marcia – School Library Media Research, 2007
If strong school library media centers (SLMCs) positively impact middle school student reading achievement, as measured on standardized tests, are they also beneficial for middle school science achievement? To answer this question, the researcher built upon the statistical analyses used in previous school library impact studies with qualitative…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Educational Assessment, Science Achievement, Standardized Tests
Mills, E. Andrew, Ed. – 1991
This anthology is a collection of 17 articles by arts supervisors and administrators. The authors discuss both specific and general aspects of art education program supervision. Topics include staff development, evaluation of art learning, integrating community cultural resources, establishing elementary art specialists, coordinating multiple arts…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Educational Administration
Dale, Carol A. – 1992
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a program for volunteers in an elementary school media center that allowed volunteers to be more independent from the media specialist. Phase I of the program, highlighting school volunteers as Target Group I, included a questionnaire, interviews, delegation of specific tasks, a posted duty roster, an…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Lesson Plans
Buddy, Juanita Warren – 1998
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of new library media specialists about the usefulness of orientation and professional support programs occurring within the first two years of employment. A 56-item questionnaire with rating scales and open-ended questions was designed to answer five research questions: (1) "What factors,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Librarian Attitudes, Librarians
Razza, Betsy L. – 1998
Through lottery funding, all public schools in Georgia received satellite dish equipment. This study is an assessment of the use of the satellite dish equipment by library media specialists in the DeKalb County School System for taping PeachStar (the satellite channel of Georgia Public Broadcasting) programming. The purpose was four-fold: (1) to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology, Library Equipment
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Library and Learning Resources Section. – 1990
This document outlines a workshop for media specialists--"School Library Automation: Solving the Puzzle"--that is designed to reduce automation anxiety and give a broad overview of the concerns confronting school library media centers planning for or involved in automation. Issues are addressed under the following headings: (1) Levels of School…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software Selection, Databases, Educational Planning
Townsend, Catherine M. – 1988
This report presents statistical comparisons of South Carolina library media centers. Statistical data from the publication "Information Power," the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) Reports, and the South Carolina School Directory were manipulated to derive the following measures for each school district: (1) secondary library media…
Descriptors: Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Greer, Barbara A. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to examine children's choice state book award programs to determine their impact on the media collection and, ultimately, on what students were reading. Questionnaires were sent to 40 randomly selected schools in 5 states (Georgia, Ohio, Texas, California, and Vermont) with active (1991-1992) state book award…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Material Selection
Hargett, Jane H. – 1987
A needs assessment of elementary and secondary school media specialists indicated that an information handbook would improve the professional orientation of beginning media specialists. Such an instructional handbook was developed by excerpting policies and procedures from two district policy books, and taking guidelines from standard works on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Handbooks, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration
Ranzoni, Patricia Smith – 1991
Educational, psychological and mental health, and medical computer databases were searched, and three occupational reference texts were examined, in an effort to identify the position of the child development specialist (CDS). Other objectives were to initiate a dialogue in the profession and among those who might value services of CDSs, and to…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Development Specialists, Credentials, Early Childhood Education
Holdzkom, David; Stacey, Dennis – 1991
In the 1985-86 school year, North Carolina implemented a uniform system of teacher performance assessment--the North Carolina Teacher Performance Assessment System (NCTPAS). The evaluation results for teachers with special assignments were examined, since many teachers felt that their special areas did not lend themselves to successful classroom…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Kindergarten
Lundin, Janet, Ed.; Smith, Theodore, Ed. – 1983
Practical suggestions for improving the mealtime environment in child care centers are provided for child development personnel. Nine factors to ensure a successful mealtime environment are given along with suggestions for introducing new foods and for encouraging independence and socialization during mealtime. A section dealing with special…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Childhood Attitudes, Day Care Centers
Anderson, Elaine; And Others – 1989
The electronic information access skills outlined in this guide for teachers and library media specialists expand the online searching skills discussed in the previous Wisconsin Educational Media Association handbook, and further delineate skill development in this crucial area. This publication is designed to serve as a broad planning and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Curriculum Development, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Alexander, Janice E.; Markuson, Barbara Evans – 1981
This report describes a demonstration of cooperative cataloging of nonprint media in a network environment. The project was jointly managed by the Indiana Department of Public Instruction and the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA), a state-wide multi-type library network. Staff at large school library media centers in Indiana…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
American Association of School Librarians, Chicago, IL. – 1988
Developed jointly by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), these guidelines for the school library media specialist are based on the premise that teachers, principals, and library media specialists must form a partnership and must plan together to design and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Planning
