ERIC Number: EJ1195743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The Benefits of Improved Information Literacy Skills on Student Writing Skills: Developing a Collaborative Teaching Model with Research Librarians in Undergraduate Social Work Education
Granruth, Laura Brierton; Pashkova-Balkenhol, Tatiana
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v38 n5 p453-469 2018
Improving the information literacy and writing skills of undergraduate social work students continues to be an issue for social work educators. In spite of the persistent concern, only a few studies examine the factors influencing these skills and interventions to strengthen them. This article details a faculty-librarian collaborative teaching model to develop students' information literacy and writing skills through an iterative, peer-reviewed process that includes online and in-class library instruction. Pre- and posttest results from course evaluations, using the learning management system, indicate that students improve their information literacy skills, which in turn improves their writing skills. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for academic and professional development.
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Writing Skills, Undergraduate Students, Social Work, Counselor Training, Intervention, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Faculty Development, Pretests Posttests, Course Evaluation, Library Instruction, Management Systems, Skill Development, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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