Student Success and Library Media Programs

by Farmer, Lesley S. J.

• ISBN13: 9781591580584
• ISBN10: 1591580587
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-30
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

Student success comprises a complex system of expectations and measurements. Designed for school library media specialists, this book focuses on library media programs and examines the factors that influence student achievement. Through a presentation of research trends and actual practice, award-winning author Lesley Farmer demonstrates how media specialists can encourage student achievement by creating an environment conducive to learning. Farmer takes a systems approach, illuminating how each stakeholder in a student's education contributes to and impacts student achievement. Chapters include: BL What Defines Student Achievement? BL Research in the School Library World BL Internal Factors: The School Library Media Program BL School Factors Towards Student Achievement BL Student Factors Towards Student Achievement BL Societal Factors Towards Student Achievement BL Focus on Reading: Who's a Good Reader? BL Next Steps In addition to research findings about library programming, Farmer examines collection resources, facilities, staffing, curricula, instruction, reading issues, services, products, and administration. Key research studies are cited throughout the work to optimize referral to relevant information. This is an invaluable guide for school library media specialists, as well as for faculty and students in LIS and education programs.

Author Biography

LESLEY S. J. FARMER is Professor of Library Media Technology at California State University, Long Beach. A frequent contributor to professional journals, she was selected by CSLA as the 1999 Technology School Librarian of the Year.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
What Defines Student Achievement?	3	(10)
Outcomes and Standards	3	(1)
The High Stakes of Standards	4	(1)
Alternatives to Standardized Tests	5	(1)
Outcomes and Research	6	(1)
Using a Cycle of Inquiry to Optimize Student Achievement	6	(1)
Choosing the Right Assessment Tools	7	(1)
Implications for Library Media Programs	8	(2)
Bibliography	10	(3)
Research in the School Library World	13	(14)
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research	14	(3)
Reviewing the Literature	17	(1)
Action Research	18	(1)
Historical Landmarks in School Librarianship Research	19	(1)
From Research Consumer to Research Producer	20	(1)
Acting Systematically	21	(1)
The Broader Picture	21	(1)
The Change Process	22	(2)
Building the Profession	24	(1)
Bibliography	24	(3)
Internal Factors: The School Library Media Program	27	(22)
Development of Library Media Program Standards	27	(1)
Research Context	28	(2)
Material Resources	30	(2)
Facilities	32	(1)
Staffing	33	(2)
Curriculum	35	(3)
Instruction	38	(1)
Administration	39	(1)
A Symbiotic Relationship	40	(2)
Bibliography	42	(7)
School Factors and Student Achievement	49	(30)
The Big Picture	50	(1)
Curriculum	51	(4)
Instruction	55	(4)
Assessment	59	(2)
Resources	61	(2)
Teachers	63	(2)
Governance	65	(2)
Efforts for School Change	67	(5)
Implications for Library Media Programs	72	(2)
Bibliography	74	(5)
Student Factors and Student Achievement	79	(20)
The Act of Learning	79	(2)
Learning Styles	81	(1)
Motivation	82	(1)
Gender Issues	83	(1)
Students with Special Needs	84	(2)
Cognitive Development	86	(1)
Psychosocial Development	87	(2)
Developmental Assets	89	(5)
Implications for Library Media Programs	94	(1)
Bibliography	95	(4)
Societal Factors and Student Achievement	99	(14)
Family Impact	100	(3)
Ethnicity Impact	103	(2)
Community Impact	105	(2)
Implications for Library Media Programs	107	(1)
Bibliography	108	(5)
Focus on Reading	113	(28)
Who's a Good Reader?	113	(2)
Standards for Reading	115	(3)
Curriculum	118	(5)
Instruction	123	(5)
Resources	128	(1)
Incorporating Technology	128	(2)
Family and Community	130	(1)
The Library Media Program	131	(2)
A Scenario for Reading Support	133	(1)
Implications for Library Media Programs	134	(2)
Bibliography	136	(5)
Next Steps	141	(6)
Patterns in the Research	141	(2)
Using the Research	143	(1)
Contributing to the Knowledge Base	144	(3)
Bibliography	147	(26)
School-Library Literature Reviews	147	(1)
Library Media Program Research Studies	148	(9)
Other Supporting Services	157	(16)
Index	173