“Single Threads Woven Together in a Tapestry”

Dispositions of Teacher-Librarian Leaders

Authors

  • Jennifer Branch-Mueller University of Alberta
  • Joanne Rodger University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/slw8454

Keywords:

Dispositions, school library, teacher-librarian, school librarian, leadership

Abstract

This generic qualitative research study examined if and how the dispositions of six exemplary teacher-librarians evolve after a move into a formal leadership role. All of the participants were classroom teachers and teacher-librarians prior to moving into leadership roles in their schools/university or districts. Findings from this study are organized and presented based on the leadership dispositions identified by Kimmel, Dickinson and Doll (2012) in their Dispositional Continua and include descriptors used by teacher-librarian leaders that help clarify each disposition. Further research is needed to create a valid and reliable disposition assessment tool for pre-service and in-service teacher librarians and TL leaders.

 

Author Biographies

Jennifer Branch-Mueller, University of Alberta

Dr. Jennifer Branch-Mueller is a Professor in the area of Teacher-Librarianship Education in the Department of Elementary Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She worked as a junior high teacher and teacher-librarian in Inuvik, Northwest Territories for 6 years, as a teacher in Northern Ontario, and did research in Aberdeen, Scotland. Jennifer's areas of research are information-seeking processes, information literacy education, school library research, online learning and teaching, and teacher-librarian education.  She teaches courses at the graduate and undergraduate level. 

Joanne Rodger, University of Alberta

Dr. Joanne Rodger is the Assistant Dean, Program Evaluation, and Director, Program Quality & Accreditation in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She has worked in schools and school libraries, as well as in public libraries, the non-profit sector, and post-secondary education. Joanne’s areas of research include school library research, online learning and teaching, teacher-librarian education, and social accountability in medical education. She teaches courses at the graduate level in the Department of Elementary Education and the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.

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Published

2022-04-23

How to Cite

Branch-Mueller, J., & Rodger, J. (2022). “Single Threads Woven Together in a Tapestry”: Dispositions of Teacher-Librarian Leaders. School Libraries Worldwide, 27(1), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.29173/slw8454

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2022): 50 Years of IASL

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