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Purchasing Subscription Reference Databases In The Iowa Elementary Public School Library, Michaela B. Seeman
Purchasing Subscription Reference Databases In The Iowa Elementary Public School Library, Michaela B. Seeman
Honors Program Theses
With so many reference materials available for the elementary public school library, making subscription reference database purchasing decisions can be an overwhelming task. The purpose of this research study was to examine how the 15 participating Iowa teacher librarians made subscription reference database purchasing decisions and the use they observe of various reference materials by students and staff influencing these decisions. To answer these questions, I conducted a survey asking Iowa public elementary school teacher librarians how they decided what to purchase and criteria they used for examining reference materials such as subscription reference databases. The population used for this …
Media Literacy Education : A Case Study Of The New Mexico Media Literacy Project, Sam Nkana
Media Literacy Education : A Case Study Of The New Mexico Media Literacy Project, Sam Nkana
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Problem. England and Australia are the frontrunners in the establishment of media literacy education in schools, providing performance and content standards, norm-referenced tests, and pre-service university training for a specialty in media education. Canada is also in the advanced stage in the development of a media literacy curriculum. The United States, although a major producer of media, lags behind these countries in preparing its teachers and students to understand the media. Although national education standards and the curricular frameworks of all 50 states now contain one or more elements calling for some form of media literacy education, only a handful …