Publications

“Appreciating the Risks of Self-study in Professional Practice Settings.” Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practice (S-STEP), "Taking Risks Through Self-Study," June 27-July 1, 2004, Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England with Susan Wilcox.

"Self-Study in Professional Practice." The International Handbook of Self-Study in Teaching and Teacher Education Practice, Edited by John Loughran, Mary E. Hamilton, Vickie LaBoskey, Tom Russell. Kluwer Press, 2004 (with Susan Wilcox). [The nature of self-study in relation to reflection, action research and critical inquiry in tertiary education and professions other than teacher education].

“Family Literacy.” School Library Media Activities Monthly Reading Series, edited by Daniel Barron. September, 2004.

"'If You Don't Have it, You Can't Find it:' A Close Look at Students' Perceptions of Using Technology" invited chapter in Youth Seeking-Information: Theories, Models and Approaches, Edited by Mary K. Chelton and Colleen Cool. Scarecrow Press, 2004.

"The Science Fair: Views from its Stakeholders." School Library Media Journal (online publication, Vol. 6, July 2003, www.ala.org.aasl.SLMR).

"Teaching Ourselves to Notice and Wonder." Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practice (S-STEP), "Making a Difference in Teacher Education Through Self-Study," August 4-8, 2002, Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England.

“Learning History through Literary Memoir," The ALAN Review, 29(3), 2002, 10-14.

"Students and the World Wide Web," Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals 29(1), 2001,15-19.

"Appreciating Gantos' Jack Henry as an Archetype." The New Advocate, 14(14), 2001, 379-385.

"Snapshots of a Teen Internet User." Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (26th Volume). Edited by Robert Maribe and Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Libraries Unlimited, 2001, 115-124.

"Making Sense of the Stories of Experience: A Methodology for Research and Teaching." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 42(3), 2001,137-148.

"Moving Towards Reflective Practice: Two Modes of 'Reading' Our Practice" Proceedings of The First Carfax International Conference on Reflective Practice, "Making a Difference through Reflective Practice: Values and Action." July 13-16, 2000.

"Reading for Understanding: Methods of Reflecting on Practice." The Journal of Reflective Practice 1(1), 2000, 57-67 (Susan Wilcox second author).

"Biography of Suzanne Fisher Staples." Writers for Young Adults Supplement 1. Edited by Ted Hipple. Scribner's Sons, 2000, 279-286.

"Students and the World Wide Web: Issues of Confidence and Competence." Proceedings of the Third International Forum on Research in School Librarianship (IASL), "Unleash the Power! Knowledge, Technology, Diversity. . . " November 14, 1999. Edited by Lynne Lighthall and Eleanor Howe, 199-200.

"Individual Choice and Family Loyalty: A Look at the Work of Suzanne Fisher Staples." The ALAN Review, 27(1), 1999, 25-28.

"Learning from a Kindergartner's Response to Literature." The New Advocate, 12(2), 1999, 185-187.

"'If you Don't Have it, You Can't Find it:' A Close Look at Students' Perceptions of Using Technology." Journal of American Information Science 49(11), 1998, 1024-1036.

"Transforming 'Got a Minute?' Stories into Reflective Narrative." Conversations in Community: Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices, East Sussex, England, August 16-20, 1998, Edited by Ardra Cole and Susan Finley, 182-185.

"Children's Paperless Projects: Inspiring Research via the Web." Proceedings of the IFLA General Conference, Amsterdam, Holland, August 16-20, 1998, Booklet 3, 101-107 (Dania Bilal first author).

"The School of Information Sciences Meets Librarians' and Teachers' New Professional Needs." Tennessee Education 27 (2) / 28(1), fall 1997/ spring 1998, pp. 23-24.