Research Grant
sponsored by Capstone
Established in 1993, AASL Research Grants in the amount of $2,500 are given to up to two school librarians, library educators, library information science, or education professors to conduct innovative research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library programs on learning and education. The study should have the potential to serve as a model for future school library research, and researchers should furnish documentation of the results of their work.
Special consideration will be given to pilot research studies that employ experimental methodologies. Winners of AASL Research Grants will be expected to present the results of their projects at the ALA Annual Conference in the year following the year of their grant (e.g. if the grant is awarded in 2010, the winner(s) will present a program at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in.). Winners will also be expected to publish a summary of their findings in School Library Media Research (formerly School Library Media Quarterly) and/or Knowledge Quest.
Apply for the 2012 AASL Research Grant.
Past Recipients
| 2011 |
"Educating 21st-Century School Librarians to Help 21st-Century K-12 Students Learn" "Influence of School Library Resources on Student Learning in Rural Iowa Schools" Read the press release on this year's winners. |
| 2010 |
"Leveraging Untapped Opportunities for Learning: Students with Disabilities and the School Library Media Program" "Science in the City: A Mixed-Method Cooperative Inquiry into Boosting STEM Achievement in the Houston Independent School District" |
| 2007 - 2009 | Award Not Sponsored |
| 2006 |
Partners in Achievement: Libraries and Students (PALS) |
| 2005 | "School Virtual Libraries: The Influence of Best Practices on High School Students' Information Seeking" Joyce Valenza Rydal, Pa. |
| 2004 |
"More than just Comics: Graphic Novels and their Effect on Student Achievement" "Study of LMS's Attributes for Ongoing Program Assessment" |
| 2003 | "Teachers' Perspectives and Influence on Use of Electronic Resources in the High School Media Center" Bonnie Grimble Carmel High School, Carmel, Ind. |
| 2002 | "Does Accelerated Reader Improve Children's Reading Ability and Achievement?" Linda Jordan and Diane Stanley Waco, Texas |
| 2001 | No grant awarded |
| 2000 | "Tenth Graders' Search Knowledge and Use of the World Wide Web." Sharon Lea Vansickle Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1999 | "Dialogic Journaling with Elementary Grade Students As a Means to Deeper Student Understanding of the Information Search Process." Violet H. Harada, Claire Sato, Joan Yoshina University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1998 |
"Implementing Flexible Scheduling in Elementary School Library Media Centers." "Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Library Media Programs: A Step to Improving Collaboration for Student Learning." |
| 1997 | "Motivational Aspects of Library and Information Skills Instruction." Ruth Villency Small Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 1996 | "Testing an Interdisciplinary Assessment Model." Robert Grove, Jacqueline Lakin, Shelia Blume, Carol Fox Kansas Association of School Librarians Research Committee |
| 1995 | No grant awarded |
| 1994 |
"The Information Search Process: A Study of Cognitive Strategies for Teaching Higher Level Thinking Skills." "Information Literacy Standards – Alternative Assessments." |
| 1993 |
"Intuitive Understanding and Mental Models of Information: A Qualitative Study of Factors Associated with the Information Seeking and Use Behavior of Adolescents." "Scheduling Impact on Curriculum Involvement and Information Skills Instruction: Should We Switch to Flexible Scheduling?" |
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