School Librarians and Principals Leading Together

Luisa Marquardt is Adjunct Professor at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy.Dianne Oberg, PhD, is Professor Emerita at the University of Alberta, Canada.

• Message from the IASL PresidentJennifer Branch-Mueller (University of Alberta, Canada)IntroductionLuisa Marquardt (Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy) and Dianne Oberg (University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada)Section I: Principals and School Librarians as Instructional Leaders1. Principals and School Librarians: Finding Common GroundAudrey P. Church (Longwood University, Farmville, VA, USA)2. Principals' Views of the Competencies and Work of School LibrariansDonna M. Shannon (University of South Carolina, USA)3. Principals' Perspectives of School Library Impact in Rural ThailandNilobon Wimolsittichai (Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai, Thailand)4. Teacher Librarians and Instructional Coaches: Administrators’ Views of Instructional LeadershipMelanie Lewis Croft (Anderson University, South Carolina, USA)Section II: Principals and School Librarians as Partners in Change5. Principals as Catalysts for Collaboration and ChangeLesley Farmer (California State University Long Beach, USA)6. The Responsive Flexible School LibraryJoy H. McGregor (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)7. Quality School Library Services in Italy: The Principals’ RoleLicia Cianfriglia (Superior Council of Public Education of Italy), Monica Meroni (Daniela Mauro Comprehensive School in Pessano con Bornago, Milan, Italy), and Franco Francavilla (Massimo D'Azeglio High School, Turin, Italy)8. School Library Design and Improvement: Perspectives from Three Singapore PrincipalsChin Ee Loh (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)9. What Principals Need to Know about School Libraries: A Survey of Charter School LeadersKatherine E. Klein (University of South Carolina, USA)10. The Principal's Role in School Libraries in National Minority Schools in CroatiaDebora Radolovic(Italian Secondary School Dante Alighieri, Pula/Pola, Croatia)Section III: Evaluation: Collecting and Analyzing Evidence 11. Assessment of Learning in the School LibraryAnita Brooks Kirkland (Chair of Canadian School Libraries, Canada)12. Evaluation: Towards a Model of a School Library WalkthroughNancy Everhart (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA)13. Sustaining the School Library through Mentoring, Accountability, Research, and CommunityJudith Sykes (Canadian School Libraries, Canada)14. School Library Contributions to Student Literacy, Learning, and Wellbeing: The Latest Evidence, 2014–2023Hilary Hughes (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Cherie Allen (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), and Hossein Bozorgian (University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)Appendix A: School Library Provision, Impacts, and Contributions: Overview of International Research Evidence, 2000-2023Hilary Hughes (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Cherie Allen (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), and Hossein Bozorgian (University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)About the Editors and ContributorsIndex

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