School Libraries as a Didactic Resource in Pre-service Teacher Training
Abstract
The recognition and development of school libraries within the Spanish Education System is quite recent. Nonetheless, it has undergone social, economic, technological and legal changes that have shaped its current formation. Despite the recognition of the library as a key element at any educational institution, its use restricts mostly to literature search or study. With the appropriate training and stimuli, school libraries can prove to be an excellent didactic resource to help teachers at any educational stage. Thus, this action-research aims at analyzing pre-service teachers’ beliefs, among others, in relation to the use of school libraries as a didactic resource. The whole research took place in the University of La Laguna (Spain) and the qualitative results from the questionnaire provided set the basis for reflection about initial teacher training and the proper use of school libraries as a didactic instrument.
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