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Title: The Evolving Roles of School Librarians during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study
Language: English
Authors: Kay Elizabeth Wright, Olga Koz, Julie A. Moore
Source: School Library Research. 2024 27.
Availability: American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 800-545-2433; Web site: http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmr
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 33
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
High Schools
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, High Schools, Librarians, COVID-19, Pandemics, Library Role, Library Services, Librarian Attitudes, Change Strategies, Professional Identity
ISSN: 2165-1019
Abstract: K-12 instructional settings diversified worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Research is needed in examining school librarians' evolving roles during this era. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, K-12 remote-synchronous learning was an instructional option in a progressive U.S. public school district. This new "school" within the district was established without funding allocated for a certified school librarian. The overarching research question of this study was "What did it mean to be a school librarian during the COVID-19 pandemic?" The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore, analyze and describe the school librarians' experience of changes in their professional roles during the pandemic. Semistructured interviews of six school librarians were used to generate rich, detailed descriptions of the phenomenon. Three major themes emerged: the local context of the school librarians' roles during the pandemic, the pandemic as an antagonist to the school librarians' former and present roles, and the experience of tensions within the evolution of the school librarians' roles. The results suggested that the pandemic's contributions to students' learning loss present an ongoing, critical need for school librarians' core value of positively impacting student achievement. Implications for school librarians are that they are strongly positioned to thrive during further evolutions of their roles as instructional settings continue to diversify.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1451446
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