Overview
Based on educational research, this book will help school librarians create an environment that supports resilience in their school library media center. Resilience is the capacity of children to grow up successful, content, and competent even though they are faced with adversities like poverty, violence, illness, or neglect. Schools can create environments that help these children succeed. The Resilient School Library provides information about resilience and suggests specific strategies school library media specialists can use to support children who are at risk. These same strategies will also strengthen the resilience of those children who are already functioning well. After a brief introduction to the six elements of resilience, each element is addressed in greater detail in chapters focusing on academic efficacy, self-selected learning goals, behavioral self-control, positive relationships with peers, a positive relationship with a caring adult, and creating a family situation that supports what happens in school. A chapter on pedagogical strategies supplements comments in the six main chapters, while a chapter on action research will help readers document the effect of the plans they enact to support resilience.
Full Product Details
Author: Carol A. Doll ,
Beth Doll
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9781591586395
ISBN 10: 1591586399
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 17 September 2010
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
<p> This is an important issue in today's student life, and this kind of thought process will certainly contribute to creating a positive climate conducive to learning. Worth the time to get to know this book and its helpful suggestions. Highly recommended! - <p>Teacher Librarian
The premise of the research provided in this informative text is that school library media specialists have the opportunity to play a major role in promoting resiliency through library programming and services for at-risk students. . . . Comprehensive and interesting. - School Library Journal This is an important issue in today's student life, and this kind of thought process will certainly contribute to creating a positive climate conducive to learning. Worth the time to get to know this book and its helpful suggestions. Highly recommended! - Teacher Librarian
<p> This is an important issue in today's student life, and this kind of thought process will certainly contribute to creating a positive climate conducive to learning. Worth the time to get to know this book and its helpful suggestions. Highly recommended! -<p>Teacher Librarian
Author Information
Carol A. Doll is professor and graduate program director of the Library Science Program in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Beth Doll is professor and director of the School Psychology program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. NE.
