School librarians rated Budget and Resources significantly lower than teachers (p = .019)¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? On Budget and Resources, a significant librarian–teacher difference emerged (p = .019), while administrator–teacher (p = .757) and administrator–librarian (p = .132) comparisons were not significant. → Felicia Warden · Andrew A. Tawfik 2026

Evidence¶

Felicia Warden · Andrew A. Tawfik 2026¶

Felicia Warden · Andrew A. Tawfik. (2026). Comparing perceptions of the school librarian using the future ready school—librarian framework. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10670-7

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Survey analysis (N = 186) found the Budget and Resources construct significant overall (p = .020), with librarians rating themselves lowest (M = 1.99) versus teachers (M = 2.48); "a statistical significance between the school librarian and teacher roles (p =.019)". No effect size was printed.

"post-hoc testing via pair-wise analysis identified a statistical significance between the school librarian and teacher roles (p =.019) on the construct of Budget and Resources, but did not show a statistically significant differ -ence between the administrator and teacher roles (p =.757)"

Discussion¶

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