Preparing the Next Generation of Librarians for Family and Community Engagement

• Published in: Journal of education for library and information science Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 157 - 178
• Main Authors: Caspe, Margaret, Lopez, M. Elena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: North York Association for Library and Information Science Education 01.10.2018; University of Toronto Press
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Adults; Children; Children & youth; College Faculty; Community; Community Involvement; Curricula; Education; Educational Needs; Equal Education; Experiential Learning; Families & family life; Family Involvement; Immigration; Interpersonal Competence; Knowledge Level; Learning; Librarians; Libraries; Library and information science; Library associations; Library Education; Library Role; Library Science; Lifelong Learning; Literacy; Noncitizens; Pedagogy; Professional Identity; Program Effectiveness; Public Libraries; Research centers; Schools; Skills; Social networks; Society; Students; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching Methods; User services; Young adults; New York; United States > US; Massachusetts (Boston); Maryland; California (San Jose); Tennessee; Illinois; Michigan

Many librarians work in public libraries to make a difference for children, families, and communities and identify family and community engagement as a cornerstone of their responsibilities. For librarians to be successful they must be afforded strong foundations in family and community engagement t...