Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.26443/el.v44i1.368

Publication Title

Education Libraries

Volume

44

Issue

1

Pages

1-23

Abstract

School librarians work with students across their organizations, including those with disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little is known about how prepared school librarians are to serve these students. Using a mixed-methods survey, this study sought to explore training school librarians have taken about ASD and students with disabilities, as well as the effects of training on librarian confidence and library services. Based on results, librarians who received training through their school district or professional development outside of coursework reported being more confident in supporting students with ASD in the school library.

Comments

© 2021 Amelia Anderson, Selena Layden.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Original Publication Citation

Anderson, A., & Layden, S. (2021). Confident but lacking support: School librarians and students with autism. Education Libraries, 44(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.26443/el.v44i1.368

ORCID

0000-0001-5503-3940 (Anderson), 0000-0001-9111-4991 (Layden)

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