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Dissertation Information for Freda Anne Ellis Burks

NAME:
- Freda Anne Ellis Burks

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- Texas Woman's University (USA) (1993)

ADVISORS:
- James Thomas

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Keith Swigger
- Ana D. Cleveland
- Howard Stone

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Nature and extent of school library use in selected high schools in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and extent of use made of the high school library in selected schools in north Texas in 1991 and to describe the characteristics of users and nonusers of the library. In order to achieve that purpose, data were obtained from students and teachers in three high schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The sample schools are representative of high schools in the area.

A number of research instruments were used in the study. Data from questionnaires, which were completed by 3615 students and 186 teachers in the three schools, were compiled and entered into a computerized database and analyzed, using BMDP. Further, data were collected from daily use forms, principal and librarian surveys, and informal interviews and conversations with students and teachers.

It was concluded that teachers play an important role in influencing students to use library facilities and resources, that many teachers are unaware of the value of library materials for their subject teaching areas, that librarians and teachers must strengthen their lines of communication, and that librarians must do a better job of promoting awareness of the value of the library to the educational program of the school. There is a great need to motivate educators to become acquainted with the materials and skills that can help students become successful consumers of information in an ever-changing world.

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