The Teacher Librarian and multi-lingual environments – an opportunity

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 One trend in education that has received limited attention in teacher librarian (TL) literature is the demographic shift in schools to more students with cultural and linguistic diversity. Statistics from the USA, Canada and Australia indicate around one in five students do not speak English - the language of school instruction at home (Australian Bureau … Continue reading The Teacher Librarian and multi-lingual environments – an opportunity

Comparative analysis of social networking tools and technologies for International School Librarians in Asia

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IntroductionThis report documents a Comparative analysis of social networking tools and technologies for International School librarians in Asia. The case study research methodology - defined as “examining contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context … and it relies on multiple sources of evidence” (Yin, 2003, p.13, cited in Shanks and Bekmamedova, 2013, p. 174) was employed … Continue reading Comparative analysis of social networking tools and technologies for International School Librarians in Asia