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Textbooks and school library provision in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study is based on research on secondary textbook and school library provision in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo, as well as existing recent country reports on textbook provision and an extensive desk research. Considerable variations exist in Sub-Saharan African textbook requirements needed to meet secondary curriculum specifications just as significant differences exist between and within countries in regard to the average price of recommended textbooks. Some countries have no approved textbooks list. This World Bank Working Paper aims to discuss the textbook situation in Sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on secondary textbook availability, cost and financing, distribution and publishing, and the status of school libraries. Its objective is to analyze the issues in secondary textbook and school library provision and to provide some options and strategies for improvement.
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After her principal bans a number of books from the school library, bibliophile student Clara joins forces with her friends to start an underground library.
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The content disseminated on social media by public secondary school libraries as a reflection of society : the case of the Extremadura region of Spain
Analyses the type of content disseminated by the region's school libraries through social media and what topics are the most commonly used, to discover if, in addition to topics concerning libraries, information with a wide social scope is also disseminated. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Textbooks and school library provision in secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study discusses secondary textbook and school library availability in Africa, its cost and financing, and its distribution and publishing. The study objective is to analyze the issues and provide some options and strategies for improvement. Reforms are urgently required in the secondary school systems of most African countries in order to: (a) reduce the number of textbooks and reference books required by secondary education curricula; (b) reduce the unit costs of textbooks; (c) increase the target book life thus increasing cost amortization and reducing annual textbook fees/budgets; (d) increase the financing allocated to textbook provision from either government or parents and; (e) ensure that curricula change does not make expensive materials redundant too early or too often. The conclusion to be drawn is that if a reliable market exists local publishing can develop to service it, even in direct competition with multinationals. The market does not necessarily have to be large. The critical factor is predictability. If publishers are confident that funding will be available, from whatever source, year after year then local publishing will emerge to serve that market. This is perhaps most clearly demonstrated in Botswana where a tiny but reliable and reasonably predictable secondary school sector has five competing approved textbooks in some secondary subjects.
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Building success beyond high school with career- and college-ready literacies
School librarians make it a priority to create an environment in which students feel safe, welcome, and supported. They can help students take that feeling of safety and security with them as they move into adult spaces, including university and public libraries. Many of their students' future interactions with libraries will take place primarily through digital tools, which school librarians are well positioned to teach students to use. Helping students gain basic knowledge about what is available to them at libraries beyond high school, develop skills with using the library itself (including self-efficacy), and learn about building a professional presence online for job hunting and career work are all ways in which school librarians can effectively support students in transition to their post-secondary lives. Their research makes it clear that library anxiety impedes college students' research tasks because it interferes with the more mechanical tasks of using the library or research tools effectively.
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Reducing the information literacy gap in high school students: an action research study
Information literacy (IL) is a multifaceted skill that encompasses information seeking, identifying research questions, finding answers to research questions, and then evaluating and using information appropriately (ALA 2001). Much research has been conducted on the low level of IL found amongst high school students. Failure to make connections between IL skills taught in high school and the skills required in post-secondary education is another problem (Varlejs, Stec, and Kwon 2014). The authors' goal was to teach students critical-thinking skills related to digital and media literacy competencies within the framework of their local curricula. Students must be able to navigate 21st-century technologies as graduates transition from high school to post-secondary institutions and the work force. The authors perceived the need for a formal approach in the teaching of research skills with an emphasis on technology. The focus of this article is their teaching experience with developing cross-curricular pedagogical materials and, over a two-year period, using those materials to help students develop their research skills.
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Connection + collaboration = successful integration of technology in a large high school: formula for success
In this article, Summer Creek High School (Harris County, Texas) librarian, Louise Lankau shares a formula for successfully integrating technology via the school library and reaching every department and teacher in a school of 2,500 students and 170 teachers. The challenge is that the teaching staff at Summer Creek increases each year to accommodate an ever-growing student enrollment, and a substantial rate of teacher turnover results in new faces appearing each year. A formula that has worked at Lankau's school involves making a connection with school leaders, who in turn can assist the librarian in his/her effort to collaborate and support new teachers. These leaders include administrators, the instructional coaches from each academic department, department chairs, and returning teachers who already embrace the value of the librarian's technology-rich library program. This group will help the librarian bring the new teachers on-board. Herein Lankau takes the reader step-by-step from introducing department leaders to technology tools to action plans at department meetings to ensuring administrative help with library initiatives. She concludes with 10 lessons learned and pointers for successful collaboration and integration of technology.
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Using action research to assess and advocate for innovative school library design
This collaborative project was designed to use action research to assess and advocate for innovative design changes in a school library. The high school library was in its fifth year of service, and yet the layout of the library was not meeting the learning and technological needs of 21st-century high school students. The purpose of the codesigned study was to create a more useable space and make the school library an indispensable part of the school. Results of the initial survey findings inspired changes that resulted in increased student usage and affirmed the importance of the school library program in the learning process. The action research project enabled the students to fulfill the roles of program administrator, instructional partner, and leader in her school. The surveys also demonstrated the value of the school library program and library services. An unintended result of the survey was illuminating how school faculty perceived the school library and the librarian's role in the learning process.
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