This study profiled both the strengths and weaknesses of six high school media programs selected as "exemplary". Selection was by experts in eah of six states who nominated schools, and through the administration of the Purdue Self-Evaluation Survey for Media Centers to the 17 nominated schools. Final selections included two schools each from Oklahoma and North Carolina, and one each from Florida and South Carolina. / The investigator then visited the six selected schools for two days each and, utilizing nine additional instruments, measured the factors influencing "exemplary" program development. / Nine program factors have a pervasive influence on exemplary programs. There are: Setting, District Level Development, Services, Administrative Support, Professional Staff, Planning and Evaluation Functions, Facilities, Acceptance of an Instructional Development Role for the Library Media Specialists, and Attitude of Students, Parents and other Community representatives. / Some of the findings were: (1) District Level Support--District Level Support does indeed contribute to the achievement of excellence in the majority of these schools. (2) Frequency and Variety of Services Offered--There is a high correlation between perceptions of the library professionals and teachers as to library services. (3) Administrative Support--Strong Administrative Support was demonstrated in all six schools. (4) Characteristics of the professional staff--An average of 17 years of experience in their current position, the majority of librarians hold master's degrees; Personality--extroverted, independent, leaders have "tough poise". (5) Planning and Evaluation Function--have all developed written plans, majority have conducted evaluative surveys of their programs. (6) Facilities--covered space allocation, location, furnishings, environment. Schools with large-size student population exceed the other two sizes in all four major areas. (7) Instructional Development Role of Media Specialist--Library professionals, teachers and administrators agree on "information services" as the preferred role of the media specialist. (8) Students/Parents Attidues--Ninety-one percent of the parents felt that the library media center was "basic" not a "frill", but were concerned with access to the center. Lack of accessibility was also a major concern of the students. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-02, Section: A, page: 0293. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74752 |
| Contributors | CHARTER, JODY BECKLEY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 321 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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