Debating credibility: The shaping of information literacies in upper secondary schools
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Purpose – The article concerns information literacies in an environment characterised by the two partly competing and contradictory cultures of print and digital. The aim of the paper is to provide a better understanding of the ways in which students assess the credibility of sources they use in school, with a particular interest in how they treat participatory genres.
Design/methodology/approach – An ethnographic study of a school class's project work was conducted through observations, interviews, and log books in blog form. The analysis was influenced by a socio-cultural perspective.
Findings – The study provides increased empirically based understanding of students' information literacy practices. Four non-exclusive approaches to credibility stemming from control, balance, commitment, and multiplicity were identified.
Originality/value – The study adds to the understanding of how credibility is assessed in school environments with a particular focus on how digital and participatory genres are treated.
Purpose – The article concerns information literacies in an environment characterised by the two partly competing and contradictory cultures of print and digital. The aim of the paper is to provide a better understanding of the ways in which students assess the credibility of sources they use in school, with a particular interest in how they treat participatory genres.
Design/methodology/approach – An ethnographic study of a school class's project work was conducted through observations, interviews, and log books in blog form. The analysis was influenced by a socio-cultural perspective.
Findings – The study provides increased empirically based understanding of students' information literacy practices. Four non-exclusive approaches to credibility stemming from control, balance, commitment, and multiplicity were identified.
Originality/value – The study adds to the understanding of how credibility is assessed in school environments with a particular focus on how digital and participatory genres are treated.
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
675-694
Publication/Series
Journal of Documentation
Volume
67
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Topic
- Information Studies
Keywords
- Credibility
- Information literacy
- Students
- Socio-cultural perspective
- Participatory media
- Upper secondary school
Status
Published
Research group
- Information Studies
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0022-0418