Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage
Moreillon, "Core Values in School Librarianship: Responding with Commitment and Courage"
English | ISBN: 1440878153 | 2021 | 200 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 1440878153 | 2021 | 200 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
Connect to your passions for literacy, learning, and serving–the core of school librarianship. This title offers pre-service, newly practicing, and seasoned school librarians opportunities for reflection as well as inspiring strategies for enacting four core values of the profession. The school library profession has been in "crisis" for more than a decade. Educational decision-makers have not been made aware of or sold on the core values of school librarianship and its value to students, classroom teachers, administrators, and the entire school community. Budgetary priorities often do not include school librarians, resulting in a lack of funding and the elimination of many positions, which can cause many school librarians to feel vulnerable and afraid. Guideposts are needed to offer today's school librarians a chance to connect or reconnect with their passion for literacy, learning, and serving that led them to the profession.
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