Global Action on School Library Education and Training (IFLA Publications; Volume 178) by Edited by Barbara A. Schultz-Jones and Dianne Oberg - 2019

De Gruyter, 2019. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This volume consists of 13 chapters on school librarian and teacher librarian education and training in light of the 2015 IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) School Library Guidelines, second edition, which provide a framework for service delivery to ensure that students and teachers have access to quality library services. It emphasizes moving professional practice forward and translating the guidelines into actions. It addresses the use of international and national guidelines for developing school library education and training, including the development of the IFLA School Library Guidelines and workshop models designed for supporting the implementation of the international guidelines, the new US national school library standards (The National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries), and how national and state library program standards were used to revise a university-based school library education program; educating school library professionals, including building knowledge, skills, and attitudes for school leadership, the education of teacher librarians in France, and preparing school library professionals using a hybrid instructional model; alternate approaches to providing initial preparation for school librarians in Japan, Botswana, and China; and continuing education and professional development in Croatia and Portugal, statewide leadership development academies for school librarians, and collaborative professional development in South Carolina. Contributors are librarians and educators from North America, Europe, Asia, and Botswana. (2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)