"What Works": Research You Can Use

Volume 29

Positive Role Models and Leadership, June 2002
" Teachers, including pre-service teachers, form their views of the role of the teacher-librarian based primarily on their experience working with teacher-librarians."

Building Collaborative Learning Communities, April 2002
" Principals, teachers and teacher-librarians collaborate more in professional learning communities."

Clear Criteria and Procedures for Evaluation, February 2002
" Principals and teacher-librarians have different views of how the principal evaluates the school library."

Staff and Resources, Plus Best Practice, Affect Student Performance, December 2001
" Students in schools with teacher-librarians perform better on assessments of reading ability."

Collaboration Improves Teaching and Learning and Understanding of Roles, October, 2001
" Teachers and teacher-librarians who collaborate do so with school support and focus more on student achievement."