Recently added articles from School Libraries Worldwide:
Editorial
Jan 01, 2008; Branch, Jennifer L ... In this special issue of School Libraries Worldwide, "Research Around the World," you can look forward to learning more about schools and school libraries in Israel, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. To begin the issue, Suzanne Monroe takes us on a journey through ...
Check It Out: Diverse Images of the Library Experience in Children's Literature
Jan 01, 2008; Monroe, Suzanne S ... This article provides an exploration of children's literature featuring contemporary and historical images of libraries as settings for empowering diversity and influencing reading attitudes and behaviors. The featured selections focus on personal, family, community, and international library ...
Grade 4 Students' Development of Research Skills Through Inquiry-Based Learning Projects
Jan 01, 2008; Chu, Sam ... Researchers like Harada, Yoshina, Donham, Bishop, Kuhlthau, and Oberg have pointed out the benefits for students to move from rote to inquiry learning. However, "the norm in many classrooms remains teaching practice that results in rote learning and regurgitated facts." In recent years, the Hong ...
The Effects of Free Choice on Student Learning: A Study of Summer Reading
Jan 01, 2008; Lu, Ya-Ling; Gordon, Carol ... This study examines the reading behaviors and attitudes of adolescents during the summer when they can exercise free choice. Does mandated reading during summer non-school months as it is currently practiced encourage students to read, or does it create barriers to reading? It takes place in a ...
School Libraries Serving Rural Communities in China: The Evergreen Model
Jan 01, 2008; Liu, Geoffrey Z ... This article presents a case study of Evergreen school libraries in the northwestern region of China, with a focus on their innovative approaches to community services and strategies of reaching out to local town residents and villagers. The data gathered for the case study included ...
Elementary Malay Vernacular Schools and School Libraries in Singapore Under British Colonial Rule, 1819-1941
Jan 01, 2008; Han, Lim Peng ... Earlier research on school libraries in Singapore has stated that school libraries were established there recently. Lim (1970) wrote that school libraries in Singapore were largely a post-war innovation, and Ho (1998) wrote that published records related to the history of school libraries in ...
Web Sites and Digital Services in Israeli School Libraries: How is a Digital Environment Changing How School Libraries Work?
Jan 01, 2008; Shoham, Snunith; Shemer-Shalman, Zehava ... The Internet Age can lead to three possible scenarios for school libraries: status quo, change, or obsolescence. This study examines the ramifications of school library Web sites for the work done by Israeli school libraries and the services they provide. It is based on an analysis of the ...