Dr. Sherry R. Crow
Department Chair
Professor
MS in Education (Library Media Specialist)
600 Park Street
Rarick Hall 265A
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-4283
srcrow@fhsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Library and Information Management
Emporia State University, 2009
M.L.S. in Library Science
Brigham Young University, 1983
B.S. in Elementary Education
Fort Hays State University, 1977
Research Interests
Children's intrinsic motivation for information seeking
Information seeking for children of diverse cultures
Teens' intrinsic motivation for pleasure reading
Featured Publications & Recognitions
Recipient of the 2023 L. Anne Clyde Memorial Research Award given for the best paper presented at the 2023 IASL Conference and Research Forum making a research and/or theoretical contribution to the field of school librarianship
Henning, J.A. & Crow, S.R. (2023). Reading perceptions of intrinsically motivated high school juniors. School Libraries Worldwide, 28(2), 19-40.
Artman, B., & Crow, S. R. (2022) Instructional technology integration and self-directed learning: A dynamic duo for education. International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 19(1), 30-44.
Crow, S.R., & Henning, J.A. (2020). Designing instruction and programs that motivate students. School Libraries Worldwide, 26(2).
Thomas, N.P., Crow, S. R., Henning, J.A., & Donham, J. (2020). Information literacy and information skills instruction: Applying research to practice in the 21st century school library (4th ed.). Westport, CN: ABC-Clio/Libraries Unlimited.
Crow, S. R., & Kastello, L. (2017). A tale of three cities: Fostering intrinsic motivation for information seeking in children of diverse cultures. International Education Studies, 10(5).
McCarty, W. L., Crow, S. R., Mims, G. A., Potthoff, D. E., & Harvey, J. S. (2016). Renewing teaching practices: Differentiating instruction in the college classroom. Journal of Curriculum Teaching, Learning, and Leadership in Education, 1(1).
Crow, S. R., & Kastello, L. (2016). The dispositions of elementary school children of individualistic and collectivist cultures who are intrinsically motivated to seek information. School Library Research, 19.
Crow, S. R. (2015). The information seeking behavior of intrinsically motivated elementary school children of a collectivist culture. School Library Research, 18.
Crow, S. R. (2011). Exploring the experiences of upper elementary school children who are intrinsically motivated to seek information. School Library Research, 14.