Sample Works

  • Harada, V. H. (2022). Fostering civic engagement through community-centered capstone projects. Global Action for School Libraries: Models of Inquiry. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. (2016). A practice centered approach to professional development: Teacher-librarian collaboration in capstone projects. School Library Research, 19. [Online] School Library Media Research. Prepublication version. [Available at ALA.org]

  • Harada, V. H. (2016). The power of place-based learning: Caring for our island earth. Teacher Librarian, 44(2), 8-12. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. (2015). At the core of the commons: A personal reflection. Teacher Librarian, 43(2), 8-11. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H., & Ogawa, M. B. (2013). Designing professional development as inquiry: The PEARL experience. In D. V. Loertscher (Ed.), Learners in the learning commons, Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #19, Nov. 13-14, Hartford, CT (pp. 87-107). Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research & Publishing. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. (2010). Librarians as learning leaders: Cultivating cultures of inquiry. The Many Faces of School Library Leadership. In S. Coatney (Ed.), The Many Faces of School Library Leadership (pp.13-28). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. (2009). Establishing communities of practice: A practice-based model of continuing education for school librarians and teachers. Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Library and Information Education and Practice, Kusuba, Japan, March 6-8, 2009. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H., & Hughes-Hassell, S. (2008). Facing the reform challenge: Teacher-librarians as change agents. Teacher Librarian, 35(2), 8-13. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. (2006). Building evidence folders for learning through library media centers. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 23(3), 25-30. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. (2005). Librarians and teachers as research partners: Reshaping practices based on assessment and reflection. School Libraries Worldwide, 11(2), 49-72. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. (2005). Working smarter: Being strategic about assessment and accountability. Teacher Librarian, 33(1), 8-15. Prepublication version.

  • Harada, V. H. Librarians and Teachers as Research Partners: Reshaping Practices Based on Assessment and Reflection. Presented at CISSL-IMLS International Research Symposium, New York, April 28, 2005. Paper.

  • Harada, V. H. Building Evidence-Based Practice Through Action Research. 2003. In D. V. Loertscher & B. Woolls (Ed.), Evidence-based Practice and School Library Media Programs, Treasure Mountain Research Retreat #11, Oct. 22-23, Kansas City, MO (pp. 65-74). Salt Lake City, UT: Hi Willow Research & Publishing. Publication.

  • Harada, V. H. Empowered Learning: Fostering Thinking Across the Curriculum. Prepublication version.

In B. K. Stripling & S. Hughes-Hassell (Eds.), Curriculum Connections Through the Library: Principles and Practice. (2003) Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

  • Harada, V. H. From Instruction to Construction: Learning in the Information Age. Prepublication version.

  • In M. Fitzgerald (Ed.), 2003 Educational Media & Technology Yearbook.(2003) Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

  • Harada, V. H. (2002). Personalizing the Information Search Process: A Case Study of Journal Writing with Elementary-Age Students. [Online] School Library Media Research.