RAiD 10.26259/5c43ca8f
Exploring the perceptions of teacher librarians, classroom teachers, and principals regarding the nature, challenges, and opportunities for successful collaboration in Australian primary schools

Dates

Start Date
22-Jul-2024
End Date
27-Dec-2027

Titles

Title
Exploring the perceptions of teacher librarians, classroom teachers, and principals regarding the nature, challenges, and opportunities for successful collaboration in Australian primary schools
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Start Date
22-Jul-2024
End Date
27-Dec-2027
Language
English

Descriptions

Description

When Teacher Librarians (TLs) successfully collaborate with Classroom Teachers (CTs), the TLs’ knowledge and expertise are fully utilised, leading to improved student achievement (Lance et al., 2010; Lance & Kachel, 2018). However, in some schools, TLs are underused, and there is limited collaboration between teacher librarians and classroom teachers (Cooper & Bray, 2011; Wersebe, 2018). This research seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities of collaboration as perceived by TLs, CTs, and principals in Australian primary schools. This research undertakes three studies. Study 1 is a systematic scoping review of existing literature to understand the role of TLs in Australian primary schools. The scoping review will inform the design of a new model that demonstrates collaborative practices among TLs, CTs, and principals as they teach students to be digitally and information literate in the modern world. In Study 2, data will be collected through an online survey, where participants will be asked to define collaboration and the role of the TL, as well as to reflect on their current experiences and explain what TL-CT collaboration looks like in practice. Study 3 will involve qualitative, semi-structured interviews with TLs, CTs, and principals to gain deeper insights into collaboration, including the perceived challenges that hinder progress and the ideal conditions that support successful collaboration. This study aims to enhance educators’ understanding of what constitutes successful collaboration by providing solutions and future recommendations for TLs, CTs, and principals to strengthen partnerships within schools, along with guidance on their roles in TL-CT collaboration. This proposed PhD by publication aims to produce at least three papers, each derived from the three outlined studies, in an ongoing manner.
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Contributors

Name Lorraine Hammond ORCID Logo (unauthenticated)
Contributor ID ORCID Logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0492-8282 (unauthenticated)
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Contact
No
Positions
Position
Principal or Chief Investigator
Position:
Principal or Chief Investigator
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Start Date
22-Jul-2024
End Date
27-Dec-2027
Roles
Project administration
Leader
No
Contact
Yes
Positions
Position
Other Participant
Position:
Other Participant
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Start Date
22-Jul-2024
End Date
27-Dec-2027
Roles
Project administration Conceptualization Investigation

Organisations

Roles
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Lead Research Organisation
Role:
Lead Research Organisation
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Start Date
2024-07-22
End Date
2027-12-27

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Open Access
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Other education
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EDUCATION
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