something is missing: racial diversity in ya lis education
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Something is Missing:
Racial Diversity in YA
LIS Education
Diversity (n): The condition or quality of being diverse, different, or varied
“The underrepresented, the disadvantaged, and the underserved.” (Jaeger, Subramaniam, Jones & Bertot, 2011, p. 171)
What
Who
14.6%African American
6.2%Asian American 13%Hispanic 37.6%
The future
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Diversity in YA LIS Education
22.2%
of LIS students had the option to take a
diversity-related course 21.3
% Of LIS students felt prepared to
work with diverse
populations
Improved Courses
Responsibility
"If students are not aware of issues of diversity, inclusion, and underrepresentation …these students will not be able to adequately serve their communities or their profession”
Jaeger et al., 2010, p. 179
Responsibility
Educators
Students/Librarians
Patrons
Looking ahead
References
Prince, R. (2015, March 5). Children of color likely to be majority of kids in US by 2020. The Root. Retrieved from www.theroot.com
Phillips, A. (2014, May). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for cyberbullied young adults. The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 4. Retrieved from www.yalsa.ala.org
Diversity [Def. 1]. (n.d.) In Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved from www.oed.com
Follet Challenge. (2014, June 27). Diversity, equity and inclusion at Edumnds Middle School Library [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/OhUHG37TSd8
Subramaniam, M.M., Jaeger, P. T., Jones, C. B., & Bertot, J. C. (2011). Diversity and LIS education: Inclusion and the age of information. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 52(3): 166-183. Available from EBSCOHost.
Subramaniam, M. M. & Jaeger. P. T. (2010/2011). Weaving diversity into LIS: An examination of diversity course offerings in iSchool programs. Education for Information, 28(1): 1-19. Available from Academic Search Complete.