Public Librarians who supervise practicums?
From:
"Brannon, Sian" <Sian.Brannon_at_unt.edu>
Do you have a new fieldwork or practicum student at your public library
this fall? Would you like to know how other public library fieldwork
experiences are structured?
My name is Sian Brannon and I am a doctoral student in the School of
Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University.I would like
to invite you to participate in my dissertation research study entitled
_Examining the Fieldwork Experience from the Site Supervisor
Perspective: A mixed-methods study using Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal
Development theory._ The purpose of this research is to determine the
current practices of public library fieldwork supervisors.
You may participate if you hold a Master's degree from an ALA-accredited
library school and have supervised at least one fieldwork student in a
public library within the past five years.Participants will be asked to
complete an online survey which is expected to take between 15 and 30
minutes to complete.
A possible risk in this study is discomfort with these questions you are
asked. You may stop answering questions at any time and end the survey.
Another risk in this study is loss of confidentiality. Confidentiality
will be protected to the extent that is allowed by law. The survey
responses will be deleted within 1 years after the dissertation is
finished. The results of the study may be reported in scientific
magazines or journals, but your name or any other identifying
information will not be included.
There is a potential risk of loss of confidentiality in all email,
downloading, and internet transactions.
More information about the study can be found at this
website:https://sites.google.com/site/fieldworksupervisors/. If you
decide to participate after visiting the site, you can access the survey
there.
If you have any questions, please contact me at sbrannon_at_twu.edu
<mailto:sbrannon_at_twu.edu>or my advisor, Dr. Lynn Akin at lakin_at_twu.edu
<mailto:lakin_at_twu.edu>.Thank you for your consideration.
Sian Brannon
Received on Tue Sep 18 2012 - 03:02:07 EDT