Dissertation Information for Elizabeth Crowley Fleming NAME: - Elizabeth Crowley Fleming
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science
SCHOOL:
- Simmons College (USA) (2004)
ADVISORS: - James Carroll Baughman
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - None
MPACT Status: Fully Complete
Title: Massachusetts teacher of special education survey to determine knowledge about school libraries and librarians
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess (I) what background knowledge a preservice teacher studying special education has of the resources available from a school library media specialist (SLMS) and of the library, (2) how the preservice teacher defines information literacy, and (3) what is currently being done in current preservice training programs to understand the resources available from the public school library and from the SLMS. A convenience sampling method is used in which a voluntary cross- sectional survey is distributed to 134 students in their courses who are enrolled in five out of the seven Massachusetts higher education institutions that offer a teacher training program in the area of severe special needs during the 2003-2004 academic year. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows, version 12.0, is used for the statistical analysis, which includes descriptive statistics and cross tabulations. Results of the analysis of the data confirm the hypotheses that (1) preservice students studying in the area of severe special needs possess a low level of knowledge about resources available in a public school library and (2) preservice students studying in the area of severe special needs have inadequate knowledge of the role of the SLMS. Findings show that most preservice teachers never had been assigned readings or had a guest speaker discuss the role of a school librarian during their training program. In addition, an open-ended question on the survey indicated that although information literacy has become a priority in education, most preservice teachers have little understanding of information literacy.
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MPACT Scores for Elizabeth Crowley Fleming A = 0
C = 0
A+C = 0
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
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