Librarians' Leadership Efficacy, Training, and School Involvement: Collaboration between Teachers and School Librarians in Israel

Abstract

This paper analyzes the correlation between the type of training received by librarians, their leadership efficacy and their involvement in the life of the school, and patterns of teacher-librarian collaboration (TLC) in Israel. The study was based on 291 questionnaires answered by school librarians, teachers, and principals of public schools in Israel. The research findings indicate that leadership ability is predictive of an advanced pattern of teacher-librarian collaboration (TLC).

Adding Value: Principals' Perceptions of the Role of the Teacher-Librarian

“…Titles used include 'school librarian', 'school library media specialist' (American Library Association, 2010) and more recently, 'media and educational technology instructor' (Cooper, 2015;Easley & Yelvingtom, 2015). Only some jurisdictions require dual qualifications in teaching and librarianship (Ash-Argyle & Shoham, 2012;Church, Dickinson, Everhart, & Howard, 2012;Lo et al, 2014;Shu, 2014). Furthermore, not all countries and jurisdictions have school libraries as is the norm in Australia (Campello, 2014;Kachel, 2015).…”