Enacting Leadership: Perceptions of Teacher Librarians and the Proposed Model of School Librarian Leadership

Abstract

The research documents the benefits for both students and teachers when teacher librarians take on leadership roles in their schools. Teacher librarians who take on leadership roles can collaborate with teachers to develop rich learning opportunities for students, provide relevant and engaging instruction, and integrate technology effectively for teaching and learning (e.g., Everhart et al., 2012; Johnston, 2012; Lewis, 2021; Mardis & Everhart, 2014). Although these advantages of teacher librarian leadership have been supported by research, only a limited number of studies have focused on how teacher librarians perceive that they enact leadership in their schools (Branch & Rodgers, 2021).