@article{ART001405836},
author={Jin Soo Chung},
title={Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1225-598X},
year={2009},
volume={43},
number={4},
pages={281-306},
doi={10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jin Soo Chung
TI - Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2009
VL - 43
IS - 4
PB - 한국문헌정보학회
SP - 281
EP - 306
SN - 1225-598X
AB - This exploratory study reports how teacher-librarians perceive their roles as practitioners in school library media programs. Conducted within the framework of qualitative research, the study employed a focus group interview (Morgan 1997) with five teacher-librarians at elementary school level in Seoul. The findings suggest: (1) the roles of teacher-librarians are influenced a great deal by many factors in educational systems; (2) there is no consensus on how to define and perform their role as teachers; (3) there seems to be increasing emphasis on their program administrator's role; (4) there is no consensus on prioritizing the five roles suggested by the AASL (2009), but all the participants agreed that the leader's role is most crucial for the success of pursuing the rest of the roles, and (5) there seems to be no clear boundaries as teacher-librarians perform their roles. Putting all the results together, the researcher was able to conclude that teacher-librarians are frequently asked to be flexible and negotiable and have great burden in the affective, cognitive, and physical realm for the roles imposed and expected of them.
KW - Teacher Librarians;School Library Media Specialists;Roles;Qualitative Research;Focus Group;Teacher;Instructional Partner;Leader;Program Administrator;Information Specialist
DO - 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
ER -
Jin Soo Chung. (2009). Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 43(4), 281-306.
Jin Soo Chung. 2009, "Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles", Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, vol.43, no.4 pp.281-306. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung "Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 43.4 pp.281-306 (2009) : 281.
Jin Soo Chung. Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles. 2009; 43(4), 281-306. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung. "Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 43, no.4 (2009) : 281-306.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung. Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 43(4), 281-306. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung. Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science. 2009; 43(4) 281-306. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung. Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles. 2009; 43(4), 281-306. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
Jin Soo Chung. "Teacher-Librarians' Perceptions of Their Roles" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 43, no.4 (2009) : 281-306.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2009.43.4.281
