Corroborating what data collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library program
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| Title: | Corroborating what data collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library program |
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| Authors: | Kimmelman, Arlen H. |
| Committee Members: | Shontz, Marilyn L. |
| Summary: | Utilizing an experts' consensus from the field of school librarianship of the characteristics of a successful school library program, this study aimed to corroborate what data collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library program. Information Power was used as the industry standard for determining the standards of successful school library programs. First; a meta-analysis was done to identify the experts in the field of school librarianship. Second, a Delphi study was used with the experts to corroborate what data needs to be collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians to validate the success of a school library program. By consensus, three data collection techniques were determined to be valid to articulate and validate a successful school library program: library expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) student to report sufficient funding; an analysis of lesson plans to report alternative ways for students to achieve SLM program's support of diverse learning styles; and the student outcomes after collaborative lesson planning of lessons with library components are a valid measure that a SLMS is collaborating, modeling, and promoting. |
| URL: | https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/899 |
| Database: | OpenDissertations |
| Abstract: | Utilizing an experts' consensus from the field of school librarianship of the characteristics of a successful school library program, this study aimed to corroborate what data collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library program. Information Power was used as the industry standard for determining the standards of successful school library programs. First; a meta-analysis was done to identify the experts in the field of school librarianship. Second, a Delphi study was used with the experts to corroborate what data needs to be collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians to validate the success of a school library program. By consensus, three data collection techniques were determined to be valid to articulate and validate a successful school library program: library expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) student to report sufficient funding; an analysis of lesson plans to report alternative ways for students to achieve SLM program's support of diverse learning styles; and the student outcomes after collaborative lesson planning of lessons with library components are a valid measure that a SLMS is collaborating, modeling, and promoting. |
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