Access Denied: School Librarians' Responses to School District Policies on the Use of Social Media Tools

Autor/inn/en	DiScala, Jeffrey; Weeks, Ann Carlson
Titel	Access Denied: School Librarians' Responses to School District Policies on the Use of Social Media Tools
Quelle	In: School Library Research, 16 (2013), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-1019
Schlagwörter	School Libraries; Public Schools; Librarian Attitudes; Librarians; Board of Education Policy; Educational Policy; Social Networks; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Child Safety; Teaching Methods; Web 2.0 Technologies; Semi Structured Interviews; Case Studies; Documentation; Thematic Approach; High Schools; Attitude Measures; Responses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School library; Schulbibliothek; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Dokumentation; Themenzentrierter Unterricht; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	Public school districts often block access to online social media tools. While considered a preventive measure to ensure student safety and limit district liability, this policy strips school librarians and their collaborating teachers of opportunities to instruct students in using social media tools creatively and responsibly. Using one school district as a case study, this study examined the perceptions and responses of high school librarians to district policies that limit the use of social media tools. It was determined that the way the school district presented its policies could affect how school librarians perceived and applied them. As the school district unintentionally shifted from formal to informal to implied policy documentation, this study found that the school librarians' perceptions and applications of the policies varied substantially. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 800-545-2433; Web site: http://www.ala.org/aasl/slmr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01