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Flores, Emma M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite the growing body of research on doctoral education, little is known about how doctoral students learn to do research across the disciplines. Even though there is a lack of empirical research on the pedagogy of research in doctoral education, much of the literature anecdotally and metaphorically attributes students' learning to traditional…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Apprenticeships, Researchers, Adult Learning
Serrell, Karen K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The children's taunt "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers" gives new credence to the information search process at the elementary school level. Children keep what they find, claim it as their own, and accept information without discernment or critique. This study examines the effectiveness of teaching information literacy skills through…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Methods Research, Research Methodology, Student Interests