TY  - JOUR
T1  - Aligning the Roles of School Resource Centers with Student’s 21st Century
Skills Development in Malaysia: A Collaborative Approach
AU - Hashim, Husain AU - Shuhidan, Shamila Mohamed AU - Shahibi, Mohd Sazili AU - Hakim, Azma Asnawi Abd 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 29
EP  - 34
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.29.34
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.29.34
KW  - School resource center
KW  -21st century skills
KW  -collaborative approach
KW  -library and media teacher
KW  -teacher-librarian
KW  -school library
AB  - The 21st century skills are embedded in the Malaysian school curriculum to optimize the knowledge,
skills and competencies of its people in preparation to face the challenges of the competitive world ahead.
Consequently, the education trend has some how created a new gap that the school resource centers should
capitalize their potentials beyond the traditional ways, so as to venture into new roles. As none of the library
and media teachers who are professionally employed on a full-time basis, there are several issues arise
pertaining to a lack of time, knowledge and competencies that have caused further shortcomings in the service
provision processes including the delivery of information literacy programs. Taking into consideration of the
scenarios, it is proposed through this research a collaborative approach, enabling the library and media teachers
to create a strong partnership with classroom teachers and principals to fulfill the needs of teaching and
learning of the Malaysian education systems.
ER  -