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Madelaine Vanderwerff; Sara Sharun; Christopher Thomas – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This study examines undergraduates' research practices, as described in reflective essays submitted in applications to a library research award. Thematic analysis of 24 student award essays identified three strong themes in student reflections about their research experiences. Students experienced research as a social process, made meaning closely…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Information Literacy, Academic Libraries
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Townsend, Lori; Brunetti, Korey; Hofer, Amy R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011
What do we teach when we teach information literacy in higher education? This paper describes a pedagogical approach to information literacy that helps instructors focus content around transformative learning thresholds. The threshold concept framework holds promise for librarians because it grounds the instructor in the big ideas and underlying…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Information Literacy, Higher Education, Models