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 2012, the winner(s) will present a program at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in.). Winners will also be expected to publish a summary of their findings in School Library Research and/or Knowledge Quest.
The deadline for the AASL 2012 Awards and Grants season has passed. Watch for notifications of this year’s recipients in early April. The AASL 2013 Awards and Grants season will open July 1, 2012.
Past Recipients
| Year | Awardee |
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2012
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“The Role of Teacher Unions in School Library Advocacy: A Case Study of the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association and the British Columbia Teacher’s Federation” - Ann Dutton Ewbank, Ariz. “An Examination of the Impact of Resiliency and School Organizational Structures on the Self-Perceived Leadership Behaviors of School Librarians” - Daniella Smith, Texas |
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2011
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"Educating 21st-Century School Librarians to Help 21st-Century K-12 Students Learn" - Mary K. Biagini and Rebecca Morris, Pa. "Influence of School Library Resources on Student Learning in Rural Iowa Schools" - Karla Krueger and Jean Donham, Iowa |
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2010
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"Leveraging Untapped Opportunities for Learning: Students with Disabilities and the School Library Media Program" - Anne Marie Perrault, N.Y. "Science in the City: A Mixed-Method Cooperative Inquiry into Boosting STEM Achievement in the Houston Independent School District" - Janice Newsum, Texas |
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2007 - 2009
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Award Not Sponsored |
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2006
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"Partners in Achievement: Libraries and Students (PALS) |
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2005
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"School Virtual Libraries: The Influence of Best Practices on High School Students' Information Seeking" - Joyce Valenza, Pa. |
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2004
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"More than just Comics: Graphic Novels and their Effect on Student Achievement" - Robyn Young, Ind. "Study of LMS's Attributes for Ongoing Program Assessment" - Kathy Latrobe and Rhonda Taylor, Okla. |
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2003
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"Teachers' Perspectives and Influence on Use of Electronic Resources in the High School Media Center" - Bonnie Grimble, Ind. |
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2002
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"Does Accelerated Reader Improve Children's Reading Ability and Achievement?" - Linda Jordan and Diane Stanley, Texas |
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2001 |
no grant awarded |
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2000 |
"Tenth Graders' Search Knowledge and Use of the World Wide Web" - Sharon Lea Vansickle, Ga. |
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1999 |
"Dialogic Journaling with Elementary Grade Students As a Means to Deeper Student Understanding of the Information Search Process" - Violet H. Harada, Claire Sato, and Joan Yoshina; Hawaii |
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1998 |
"Implementing Flexible Scheduling in Elementary School Library Media Centers" - Joy McGregor, Texas "Assessing Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Library Media Programs: A Step to Improving Collaboration for Student Learning" - Linda L. Wolcott, Kimberly Lawless, and Deborah Hobbs; Utah |
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1997 |
"Motivational Aspects of Library and Information Skills Instruction" - Ruth Villency Small, N.Y. |
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1996 |
"Testing an Interdisciplinary Assessment Model" - Robert Grove, Jacqueline Lakin, Shelia Blume, and Carol Fox, Kan. |
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1995 |
no grant awarded |
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1994 |
"The Information Search Process: A Study of Cognitive Strategies for Teaching Higher Level Thinking Skills" - Kathleen Garland "Information Literacy Standards – Alternative Assessments" - Roberta Ponis, Dian Walster, and Lynda Welborn |
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1993 |
"Intuitive Understanding and Mental Models of Information: A Qualitative Study of Factors Associated with the Information Seeking and Use Behavior of Adolescents" - Judy Pitts "Scheduling Impact on Curriculum Involvement and Information Skills Instruction: Should We Switch to Flexible Scheduling?" - Julie Tallman and Jean Donham van Deusen |
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