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1975

Library and Information Science

Elementary school libraries

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The Leadership Role Of The Principal In The Development Of The Elementary School Library Or Library Media Center, Dorothy J. Sutton Apr 1975

The Leadership Role Of The Principal In The Development Of The Elementary School Library Or Library Media Center, Dorothy J. Sutton

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The purpose of this study was to discover the extent and nature of the leadership role of the elementary school principal in the development of school library programs. A review of the literature revealed general agreement that the principal should assume a leadership role in the development of the school library, and is in a strategic position to do so. Questionnaires were sent to ninety-one elementary principals in the following countries of Southeast Kansas: Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Mongomery, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson; seventy-three were returned. According to answers received on the questionnaire, elementary principals in Southeast Kansas do …