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How Can School Libraries Support Student Wellbeing? Evidence And Implications For Further Research, Margaret Merga
How Can School Libraries Support Student Wellbeing? Evidence And Implications For Further Research, Margaret Merga
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Concern about student wellbeing and related mental health is a global issue, and schools are increasingly expected to support student wellbeing. While the focus on libraries and wellbeing in research is more commonly on public libraries, school libraries can also play an important supportive role in this regard. Robust research evidence is needed from school library contexts to support targeted advocacy in order to enhance student wellbeing. This paper explores how school libraries may support student wellbeing by operating as safe spaces for young people, promoting and resourcing mental health and wellbeing initiatives, and supporting and promoting bibliotherapeutic practices and …
School Librarians As Literacy Educators Within A Complex Role, Margaret K. Merga
School Librarians As Literacy Educators Within A Complex Role, Margaret K. Merga
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Librarians in schools are expected to play an important role as literacy educators, and have a positive impact on young people’s literacy learning. However in the context of their diverse workload, relatively little is known about how this aspect of their role sits within its competing demands, and the exact scope of the literacy educator requirements. Using a hybrid approach to content analysis, this article analyses 40 recent job description documents to identify the nature and prevalence of different aspects of the role, and to explore the literacy educator aspect of this profession. Findings suggest that while the literacy educator …