The Role of Libraries in American Education Reform

This paper examines the role libraries play in the light of the major educational reform efforts in the United States. It is suggested that a successful education reform should not limit itself to reforming the school system. It should go beyond the school system to include community institutions. The paper argues that libraries should be incorporated in the overall reform package based on the assumption that the learning environment is conducive to effective learning and that libraries are an integral part of community learning.

本文的目的是探討圖書館-尤其是學校和公共圖書館在教改進程中所能扮演的角色，由於學習環境對學習效果有極為重要的影響，本文主張社區學習機構如圖書館亦應被教育政策制訂者包含在其教改計畫中，以增加教改成功的機會。