Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Publication Title

School Libraries Worldwide

Volume

13

Issue Number

1

First Page

25

Last Page

35

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Abstract

Several studies identify collaboration between classroom teachers and teacher-librarians as a key factor that affects student achievement. Studies in teacher-librarianship have established procedures and processes for effective collaboration. This study examines collaboration from a broader theoretical and research perspective, beginning with 20 factors that specifically influence successful collaborations. These are clustered in six areas: factors related to the environment, to membership characteristics, to process and structure, to communication, to purpose, and to resources. Research from teacher-librarianship is then applied to substantiate and reinforce the factors and provide context for successful collaboration and thus effect on students' learning in schools. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.

Comments

Copyright © 2007 International Association of School Librarianship. The article was originally published in School Libraries Worldwide, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2007).

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