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ERIC Number: EJ1493675
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-None
EISSN: EISSN-1933-5954
Available Date: 0000-00-00
The Library Instructor as Learner: A Survey of Reflective Teaching Practices in US Academic Libraries
Alicia G. Vaandering; Amanda Crego-Emley
Communications in Information Literacy, v19 n2 Article 5 p220-241 2025
Reflective practice provides library workers with a critical opportunity to examine professional experiences, question assumptions and approaches, explore new perspectives, and develop innovative solutions to existing problems. When applied to instruction as reflective teaching, this practice better situates library instructors to meet the evolving needs of twenty-first-century library users. This research study explores how library workers engage with reflective teaching in academic libraries across the United States. A survey was distributed to academic library communities, and a total of 153 responses were collected. While 92% of respondents reported participating in reflective teaching practice in a variety of instructional contexts, results indicated that respondents have utilized a broad range of methods for reflection and experienced numerous benefits and barriers. These diverse experiences suggest that library instructors see value in reflective work and would benefit from greater training and opportunities to participate in this practice.
Communications in Information Literacy. e-mail: editors@comminfolit.org; Web site: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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