Greek Primary School Teachers Dream of the Ideal School Library

Authors

Ioanna Arvaniti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceFollow
Argyris Kyridis, University of Western Macedonia, GreeceFollow
Konstantinos Dinas, University of Western Macedonia, GreeceFollow

Date of this Version

August 2007

Abstract

School libraries have been the subject of a number of regulations since the establishment of the Greek nation, but school libraries have never been treated as an essential feature of educational programmes. They lack space, funds and equipment. Moreover, teachers are not aware of their role and services in contemporary schools. This article reports on a study that analyzed written texts produced by primary school teachers, discussing the function, role, and potential of school libraries. The teachers participating in the research described the ideal library, which is quite different from the reality in primary schools.