ERIC Number: EJ1306510
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 19
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ISSN: EISSN-1933-5954
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Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course
Rapchak, Marcia
Communications in Information Literacy, v15 n1 Article 8 p140-157 Jun 2021
Critical librarianship, which critiques the role of libraries and information professionals in maintaining systems of oppression, has been growing in popularity in the profession, and instructors in Library and Information Science (LIS) have begun to address critical librarianship in their coursework. While critical pedagogy and critical librarianship have influenced approaches to LIS education, the intersection of these two has not been as thoroughly addressed. Additionally, the literature on critical information literacy focuses largely on library instruction. This case study explores a critical pedagogy approach in a critical librarianship class that prepares students for critical information literacy instruction. The instructor implemented student-led presentations and discussions, self-grading, and collaboratively setting course expectations. Student responses were overwhelmingly positive, and student performance in the course indicated the approach and content of the course were effective.
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Librarians, Library Education, Information Science Education, Graduate Students, Library Role, Information Literacy, Social Justice, Race, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Attitudes
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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