Inquiry-Based Learning: Lessons from Library Power (Professional Growth Series) [Paperback] [Sep 12, 2001] Jean Donham Ph.D.; Carol C. Kuhlthau; Dianne Oberg and Kay Bishop

Jean Donham; Kay Bishop; Carol Collier Kuhlthau; Dianne Oberg

ISBN 10: 1586830317 / ISBN 13: 9781586830311

Published by Linworth, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inquiry-Based Learning: Lessons from Library Power (Professional Growth Series) [Paperback] [Sep 12, 2001] Jean Donham Ph.D.; Carol C. Kuhlthau; Dianne Oberg and Kay Bishop
• Publisher: Linworth
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586830317
• ISBN 13: 9781586830311
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Based on real schools and the struggles of real library media specialists and teachers, you'll find theory, principles, research and concrete examples all presented to illustrate how the Library Power initiative can move your school towards an inquiry-based approach to teaching, learning and curriculum renewal. Inquiry-based learning is the way we learn in "real life." Get this book and start implementing it in your school today!

• Learn the theory, principles and research behind this effective practice
• Learn how to implement inquiry-based learning into your school from three extensive case studies
• Understand the effect of an inquiry-based curriculum on information literacy

About the Authors

Carol Collier Kuhlthau is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, USA, where she served as department chair and director of the Library and Information Science Master's Degree Program. Kuhlthau is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking research on the information search process. She has received numerous awards including the American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Merit Award and the ASIST Research in Information Science Award; the Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Information Science and Library Education; the American Library Association (ALA) Shera Award for the Outstanding Research; and the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Her publications include Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information Services and Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century.

Dianne Oberg, PhD, is professor emerita at the University of Alberta, Canada. She co-edited the IFLA School Library Guidelines, 2nd ed. (2015) and four volumes of the IFLA “Green Books” series. She chairs the IASL Publications Advisory Committee, overseeing and contributing to the first two volumes co-published by IASL and Libraries Unlimited: Librarians and Educators Collaborating for Success: The International Perspective (2016) and Social Justice and Cultural Competency: Essential Readings for School Librarians (2019).

Kay Bishop, PhD, was associate professor at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.