IASL Research Abstracts: 301 

Novo, A. & Calixto , J. A. (2009). Academic achievement and/or educational attainment – The role of teacher librarians in students’ future: main findings of a research in Portugal (Portugal)

Abstract: This paper aims at analysing 20 teacher librarians definitions’ of academic achievement and educational attainment targeting their students’ preparation for the future. Reflection is also done on how these teacher librarians see their roles and specific qualifications in relation with those concepts. This research work, belonging to a PhD program, is focused on School Libraries of Portuguese public elementary integrated schools, which were in the school libraries network till 2005. This research used a qualitative methodology both for data gathering and analysis techniques.

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Abstract Submitted by Janice Newsum, Florida State University