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Direct linkMorgan, Patrick K. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Since about 2003, the notion of threshold concepts--the central ideas in any field that change how learners think about other ideas--have become difficult to escape at library conferences and in general information literacy discourse. Their visibility will likely only increase because threshold concepts figure prominently in the Framework for…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Adoption (Ideas), Concept Formation, Library Instruction
Download full textFox, Melodie J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2014
Epistemology, or the study of knowledge and knowing, is foundational for Library and Information Science (LIS) programs, as the recognition of different conceptions of how people "know" can help LIS professions handle diversity, especially gender diversity. The incorporation of epistemology can provide LIS students with more…
Descriptors: Library Science, Information Science Education, Library Education, Gender Differences
