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Hughes, Carolyn S. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1986
Describes 10 key elements of generic teaching strategies for developing student thinking and provides a rationale for the participation of school library media specialists in developing student thinking skills. The role of media specialists within the school and the importance of information-based decision making in a free society are discussed.…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers

Dervin, Brenda; Dewdney, Patricia – RQ, 1986
Describes a strategy for query negotiation, based on a sense-making approach, which enables librarians to understand queries from users' viewpoint. The results of tests of the neutral questioning approach in workshops for librarians are discussed along with participating librarians' responses to this technique. (MBR)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Evaluation, Information Seeking