How a teacher-librarian engages herself in collaboration activities in her school

Teacher librarian plays a crucial role as a teacher and instructional partner in the teaching/learning activity development to support the teaching and learning innovation. Thus, there is a need to investigate the existence of such relationship in schools in Malaysia, as well as the level of collabo...

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Main Author: Mohd Baharum, Azlina Nashriby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/33638/1/06.pdf
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Summary:Teacher librarian plays a crucial role as a teacher and instructional partner in the teaching/learning activity development to support the teaching and learning innovation. Thus, there is a need to investigate the existence of such relationship in schools in Malaysia, as well as the level of collaboration between the teachers and the teacher-librarian. A single case study was carried out to look at a teacher-librarian involvement in collaborative activities in her school. Participant observation and interviews were carried out in order to obtain the finding. The finding showed a contrast result when two diffirent models were used to identify the extent of collaboration in the school.