Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia
This paper discusses the results of a study carried out at four selected MARA Junior Science Colleges (MJSC) in Kedah, Malaysia. It focuses on teachers’ perception on information literacy practices by teacher-librarians or library media teachers. MJSCs are boarding secondary schools managed by Majli...
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| description | This paper discusses the results of a study carried out at four selected MARA Junior Science Colleges (MJSC) in Kedah, Malaysia. It focuses on teachers’ perception on information literacy practices by teacher-librarians or library media teachers. MJSCs are boarding secondary schools managed by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), a statutory body in Malaysia that run 42 MJSCs nation-wide and employs a teacher-librarian or library media teacher at each MJSC. Teacher-librarians only teach seven hours per week and spend most of their working hours managing their school resource centres. The objectives of this study are: to identify the perception of MJSC teachers on the roles of teacher-librarians; to find out the practices of information literacy by teacher-librarians in the schools; and to identify the collaborative effort that are being practiced between teachers and teacher-librarians. Respondents are school teachers from four MJSCs in Kedah who are teaching various subjects. The instrument used was adapted from a questionnaire developed by the Council on Teacher Education (C.O.T.E) (2003). From 200 questionnaires distributed, 157 questionnaires were returned. About 47.8% of the teachers were unsure about information literacy. Many respondents admitted that teacher-librarians have been performing the roles very well but they are unsure of the roles of the teacher-librarians. |
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| spelling | usm-339982017-05-09T09:01:38Z http://eprints.usm.my/33998/ Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia Baharuddin, Mohammad Fazli Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources This paper discusses the results of a study carried out at four selected MARA Junior Science Colleges (MJSC) in Kedah, Malaysia. It focuses on teachers’ perception on information literacy practices by teacher-librarians or library media teachers. MJSCs are boarding secondary schools managed by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), a statutory body in Malaysia that run 42 MJSCs nation-wide and employs a teacher-librarian or library media teacher at each MJSC. Teacher-librarians only teach seven hours per week and spend most of their working hours managing their school resource centres. The objectives of this study are: to identify the perception of MJSC teachers on the roles of teacher-librarians; to find out the practices of information literacy by teacher-librarians in the schools; and to identify the collaborative effort that are being practiced between teachers and teacher-librarians. Respondents are school teachers from four MJSCs in Kedah who are teaching various subjects. The instrument used was adapted from a questionnaire developed by the Council on Teacher Education (C.O.T.E) (2003). From 200 questionnaires distributed, 157 questionnaires were returned. About 47.8% of the teachers were unsure about information literacy. Many respondents admitted that teacher-librarians have been performing the roles very well but they are unsure of the roles of the teacher-librarians. Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33998/1/11_Fazli_OK.pdf Baharuddin, Mohammad Fazli and Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif and Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah (2011) Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia. Jurnal PPM: Journal of Malaysian Librarians, 5. pp. 103-116. ISSN 1823-6308 http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=271 |
| spellingShingle | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Baharuddin, Mohammad Fazli Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif Mohd Nadzar, Fuziah Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title | Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title_full | Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title_short | Information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| title_sort | information literacy practices by teacher-librarians: a case of four mara junior science colleges in kedah, malaysia |
| topic | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/33998/ http://eprints.usm.my/33998/ http://eprints.usm.my/33998/1/11_Fazli_OK.pdf |