Title

Helping students who hurt: Care based policies and practices for the school library.

Authors

Harper, Meghan

Abstract

School libraries provide unique opportunities to help those students who are experiencing difficult or hurtful situations in their lives. This literature synthesis focuses on strategies that school librarians can use to build a library program based on the ethic of care, including providing instruction, curating a collection, and creating a library environment as a healing space for those who hurt. The synthesis concludes with policy and practice recommendations.

Subjects

SCHOOL libraries; SCHOOL librarians; SCHOOL employees; SPECIAL librarians; ACADEMIC librarians

Publication

School Libraries Worldwide, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p41

ISSN

1023-9391

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.29173/slw6921