Open AccessFurther Understanding of Collaboration: A Case Study of How It Works with Teachers and Librarians
Author(s) -
Patricia Montiel-Overall
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6806
Subject(s) - school teachers , process (computing) , professional development , pedagogy , sociology , work (physics) , school library , mathematics education , psychology , library science , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , operating system
Collaboration between teachers and librarians is considered an essential element of school librarians' work. This case study examined a collaborative effort between teachers and librarians from diverse areas of expertise who collaborated in designing professional development workshops for a group of elementary school teachers and librarians. The purpose of the study was tofurther understand the process of teacher and librarian collaboration, and to evaluate the collaborative process using a proposed model of teacher and librarian collaboration.