Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

DOI

10.14265.24.1.007

Publication Title

School Libraries Worldwide

Volume

24

Issue

1

Pages

99-117

Abstract

In this qualitative study of collaboration between an eighth grade English teacher and school librarian, 14 urban youth from a suburban city in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States were interviewed on the impact they experienced from a yearlong study with young adult literature reflective of their lived experiences. Steeped in the language of social justice and inclusive of the American Association of School Librarians’ Standards for the 21st Century Learner (2009) and International Federation of LibraryAssociations’ School Library Guidelines (2015), an analysis of findings bring attention to the impact highly effective partnerships have on implementing literature discussion circles and Socratic Seminars to provide a platform of expression for young adult voices seldom heard.

Comments

© The authors and the International Association of School Librarianship.

Reprinted, with permission, from School Libraries Worldwide, Volume 23, Number 1, January 2018, pages 99-117. DOI: 10.14265.24.1.007

Original Publication Citation

Carnesi, S. (2018). A Platform for voice and identity: School library standards in support of YA urban literature's transformative impacts on youth. School Libraries Worldwide, 24(1), 99-117. doi: 10.14265.24.1.007

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