report or essay 2,000-2,500 words Please note that ILM4630 and ILM4730 must be taken together.
33%
Semester Assessment
report or essay 2,000 words
33%
Semester Assessment
essay 2,500 words
33%
Learning outcomes
After studying this module you should be able to:
Explain the major theories on learning and child development;
Outline the development of curriculum theory and explain the principles of curriculum development and planning;
Discuss some key contemporary educational issues that effect today's schools;
Explain the concept of childhood and discuss what impact contemporary society is having on children and on the nature of childhood;
Describe the reading process, and also explain how young children acquire reading skills;
Discuss what is meant by the term 'real reader' and the conditions which will encourage a young child to become such a reader;
Evaluate the influence of the media on the social, emotional and intellectual development of the child as well as their influence on book publishing for young people;
Outline the main developments in the history of children and young people's literature and critically discuss the influences which have shaped the key trends in the nature of the output during the past three decades;
Critically discuss the potential role of libraries in promoting of literacy and literature amongst children and young people;
Evaluate the impact of media on book publishing for children and young people;
Assess the impact of ICT on the role of libraries serving children and young people;
Evaluate the role that the school library and School Library Services can perform to support the delivery of the school curriculum;
Discuss some of the key management issues facing librarians serving children and young people in different types of libraries.
Brief description
The module has been designed to meet the changing roles of qualified librarians working in school libraries, School Library Services and in Children's and Young People's departments of the public library service. Since the centrality of the role of libraries in the education process has gained wider acceptance, the need for professional librarians working in these areas to understand and be informed about educational issues has increased, in order for them to play a more active role in curriculum planning, information skills teaching as well as the more traditional role of supporting the development of literacy. Other areas that require exploration at an advanced level include the effects of social and technological changes on children's needs and interests, theories of reading and current publishing trends. The modules will also offer advanced study of important areas of management such as planning the space resource, resource management and the management of collections.
Reading Lists
Books ** Essential Reading
Kuhlthau, C (1996) Virtual school library: gateway to the information superhighway
Englewood (Colorado): Libraries Unlimited
Snyder, I. & Joyce, M (1998) Page to screen: taking literacy into the electronic era
London: Routledge
Spink, J (1989) Children as readers: a study
London: Bingley
Streatfield, D. & Markless, S (1994) Invisible learning? The contribution of school libraries to teaching and learning
London: British Library
Wall, B (1990) The narrator''s voice: the dilemma of children''s fiction
Basingstoke: Macmillan
Walvin, J (1982) A child''s world: a social history of English childhood 1800-1914
Harmondsworth: Penguin
Townsend, J. R (1990) Written for children: an outline of English-language children''s literature
London: Bodley Head
AASL & AECT (1998) Information Power: building partnerships for learning
Chicago: American Library Association
Beard, R (1990) Developing reading 3-13
London: Hodder and Stoughton
Bettelheim B. & Zelan, K (1991) On learning to read: the child''s fascination with reading
London: Penguin
Bruner, J. S (1974) Towards a theory of instruction
Cambridge (Mass): Havard University Press
Chambers, A (1983) Introducing books to children
Heinemann: Educational Books
Eyre, G (1994) Making quality happen: a practical guide to promoting your library
Youth Libraries Group, Library Association
Henri, J (1988) The school curriculum: a collaborative approach to learning
Wagga Wagga (New South Wales): Centre for Library Studies Riverina Institute of Higher Education
Hunt, P (1995) Children''s literature: an illustrated history
Oxford: Oxford University Press