Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research
Perspectives, Methods and Techniques
«
'A welcome text that puts the topic of information literacy into the research landscape within a most interesting and refreshing conceptual framework.'
»
- Ona Norvaišaitė, Information Research
The
last 46 years have witnessed a deep and continued interest in information
literacy. This interest has resulted in an extensive range of research being
undertaken and a burgeoning corpus of literature created by academic
researchers, library practitioners and other researchers who explore information
literacy through their own disciplinary lens.
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The
last 46 years have witnessed a deep and continued interest in information
literacy. This interest has resulted in an extensive range of research being
undertaken and a burgeoning corpus of literature created by academic
researchers, library practitioners and other researchers who explore information
literacy through their own disciplinary lens.
The
Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research is a landmark publication that will develop
and support readers' understanding of how information literacy research and
teaching is framed, developed and produced. Written by a leading expert in the
field, it introduces and describes the key approaches taken by qualitative researchers,
identifying core and specialist methods, techniques and theories. In each
chapter, examples will illustrate how theory, types of pedagogical frameworks,
methods and tools have been used. Coverage includes:
theory
and key concepts of information literacy
social
theory framework and their application to information literacy research
exploration
of the pedagogical frameworks that inform information literacy
a
range of qualitative methods that shape information literacy research
data
collection techniques
research
design.
This book will be valuable to researchers in
information literacy, students who are developing or undertaking research or
simply interested in identifying approaches to information literacy and practitioners who want to investigate the practice of information literacy to
create an evidence base to support information literacy in their workplaces or
institutions.
last 46 years have witnessed a deep and continued interest in information
literacy. This interest has resulted in an extensive range of research being
undertaken and a burgeoning corpus of literature created by academic
researchers, library practitioners and other researchers who explore information
literacy through their own disciplinary lens.
The
Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research is a landmark publication that will develop
and support readers' understanding of how information literacy research and
teaching is framed, developed and produced. Written by a leading expert in the
field, it introduces and describes the key approaches taken by qualitative researchers,
identifying core and specialist methods, techniques and theories. In each
chapter, examples will illustrate how theory, types of pedagogical frameworks,
methods and tools have been used. Coverage includes:
theory
and key concepts of information literacy
social
theory framework and their application to information literacy research
exploration
of the pedagogical frameworks that inform information literacy
a
range of qualitative methods that shape information literacy research
data
collection techniques
research
design.
This book will be valuable to researchers in
information literacy, students who are developing or undertaking research or
simply interested in identifying approaches to information literacy and practitioners who want to investigate the practice of information literacy to
create an evidence base to support information literacy in their workplaces or
institutions.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Facet Publishing
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 256
- ISBN
- 9781783304059
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Om forfatteren
Professor
Annemaree Lloyd is a social science researcher based at the
Department of Information Studies, University College London (UCL).
Internationally, Annemaree has held a professorial post at the Swedish School
of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), University of Boras, and is visiting professor at the School of Computing
and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde. Prior to that, Annemaree
worked at the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Annemaree is engaged with theoretical
and empirical work associated with the development of information practice,
information literacy theory and landscape methodology across a number of
fields. In the workplace, her research has focused on the experience of
learning working practice and performance; in the area of refugee and forced
migration her research has focused on the impact of information literacy on social
inclusion and transition; in the health information field, Annemaree has
explored nurses' workplace learning and health literacy in relation to refugee
knowledge construction and information practices of people with chronic
illness. Annemaree is the author of Information
Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts
(2010)
and has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters on
information literacy theory and practice.
Annemaree Lloyd is a social science researcher based at the
Department of Information Studies, University College London (UCL).
Internationally, Annemaree has held a professorial post at the Swedish School
of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), University of Boras, and is visiting professor at the School of Computing
and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde. Prior to that, Annemaree
worked at the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Annemaree is engaged with theoretical
and empirical work associated with the development of information practice,
information literacy theory and landscape methodology across a number of
fields. In the workplace, her research has focused on the experience of
learning working practice and performance; in the area of refugee and forced
migration her research has focused on the impact of information literacy on social
inclusion and transition; in the health information field, Annemaree has
explored nurses' workplace learning and health literacy in relation to refugee
knowledge construction and information practices of people with chronic
illness. Annemaree is the author of Information
Literacy Landscapes: Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts
(2010)
and has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters on
information literacy theory and practice.
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«
'A welcome text that puts the topic of information literacy into the research landscape within a most interesting and refreshing conceptual framework.'
»
- Ona Norvaišaitė, Information Research