In a book published in 2000, entitled "An Elusive Science: The Troubling History of Education Research," Ellen C. Lagemann traced educational research (ER) in the U.S. from its pre-history--the training of common school teachers in summer schools, high schools, normal schools, female institutes, and later colleges and universities.…

This paper sheds light on an important and under-researched issue: The sources of information about climate change that teachers use. Utilising a 'scoping review' methodological approach, we analysed over 600 papers to address two main questions: What sources of information about climate change are teachers using? In what ways are teachers using…

With only about 12% of U.S. adults having what is considered proficient health literacy, a plain language "universal precautions" approach toward the writing of patient education materials is warranted. In practice, however, this is seldom done. One persistent reason for this is that the market research that informs the writing of…

Citing practices have long been at the heart of scientific reporting, playing both socially and epistemically important functions in science. While such practices have been relatively stable over time, recent attempts to develop automated citation recommendation tools have the potential to drastically impact citing practices. We claim that, even…

Nationally and internationally, we face a crisis of misinformation and disinformation (De Jesus & Hubbard, "Social Studies," 112(3), 136-145, 2021; Lee & Hosam, "Sociological Forum," 35, 996-1008, 2020). Now more than ever, children need to know how authors obtain the information included in nonfiction books. Backmatter…

While learners' evaluations of author trustworthiness have received much attention in prior research, less work has examined how students evaluate information within texts or engage in critique. Specifically, in this exploratory study, we sought to determine how effective higher education students were at engaging in research report critique, a…

Cambodia aspires to become a knowledge-based society to remain relevant in the context of the global knowledge-based economy. However, it remains uncertain how this aspiration can be realized considering the low quality of the country's education system. Drawing on secondary sources, this article aims to shed light on Cambodia's aspirations for a…

Purpose: This study aims to explore scientific discourses on vaccination in YouTube comments using the Connectivism theory as a foundational guide in the inquiry of understanding knowledge seeking and sharing. The authors sought to understand how individuals share and seek information by using external sources through URL links to validate their…

Many college students are motivated to vote in presidential elections. Like most Americans, however, they are far less likely to vote in elections for local officeholders. Often this is because they have little to no information about the candidates. Starting in 2020, with university support, the author and a colleague began providing nonpartisan…

Might the ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education" be used to analyze information resources? Would a "Framework"-focused analysis of one commonly used resource, "Wikipedia," yield valuable insights for the teaching and learning of key information literacy concepts? Each of the six frames is…

Misinformation around scientific issues is rampant on social media platforms, raising concerns among educators and science communicators. A variety of approaches have been explored to confront this growing threat to science literacy. For example, refutations have been used both proactively as warning labels and in attempts to inoculate against…

In the contemporary information-rich academic environments, the superabundance of information sources requires that readers compose balanced referential representations of topics presented in sets of sources that provide divergent standpoints on them. Prior beliefs have been reported to skew the representations that readers build based on such…

This article presents the findings from a Media and Information Literacy (MIL) project developed by journalism professors from University of Brasilia and conducted on elementary school students in Brazil. It examines teenagers' information practices and discusses the challenges of introducing MIL practices in the current state of information…

Vaccination hesitancy remains a prominent global health concern, as recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). This quantitative study, conducted on a representative sample of the Belgian population (n = 1,030), explores consumer segmentation concerning vaccination attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, identifying five distinct…

An increasing variety of resources and modalities exist for students beginning the college search and admissions process. Using the theoretical framework of Connectivism, this study investigates the dynamics of resource utilization among college applicants throughout the college search, selection, and application process. Employing a specific…