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ERIC Number: EJ1205239
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jan
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Through Faculty's Eyes: Teaching Threshold Concepts and the Framework
Dawes, Lorna
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v19 n1 p127-153 Jan 2019
This study investigates faculty perceptions of teaching information literacy. Using 24 semi-structured interviews, a phenomenographic approach identified four qualitative ways in which faculty experienced teaching information literacy (IL). This paper analyzes the challenging information literacy concepts that faculty identify--known to many librarians as "threshold concepts"--and their relationship to the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) "Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education." The study highlights the transdisciplinary nature of IL instruction and indicates that, although unaware of the ACRL Framework, faculty already teach at least three concepts from that document. This finding suggests new opportunities for collaborations between librarians and faculty.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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