SCHOOL LIBRARIES WORLDWIDE

Volume 8, Number 2, 2002, 1-17.

Theme: Extending the Reach of the Library

Teacher Librarian Influence: Principal and Teacher Librarian Perspectives [PDF file]
James Henri and Suzette Boyd
As a professional group, teacher librarians (TLs) are often regarded as very innovative and proactive, even influential. This case study of six Australian TLs analysed the level of influence of teacher librarians as perceived by themselves and by their principals. While the study demonstrated that TLs are regarded as influential by their principals and that the teacher librarians employed a number of influence building strategies, the TLs did not themselves appear to take full advantage of their potential for influence. Indeed, teacher librarians were generally less enthusiastic about their influence than were their principals.

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