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Critical Incidents and Librarian Professional Identity in LIS Pedagogy: Research Methodology as Pedagogical Tool Embedded in Reflexive Practice

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posted on 2020-10-12, 22:05 authored by Cameron Pierson, Anne Goulding, Jennifer Campbell-MeierJennifer Campbell-Meier
Traditional conceptualisations of the library profession have been challenged due to persistent societal change, similarly affecting professional education. Challenges resulting from such change can be understood as uncertainty of definition and fit in society, and thus a questioning of professional identity. Examinations of professional identity offers potential in practice when introduced in the educational context. This paper outlines a pedagogical tool adapted from a method used in research investigating public librarian professional identity in New Zealand. The tool leverages the elicitation of critical incidents, along with guided questions, to prompt examination of professional identity. The tool is embedded within reflexive practice, creating a framework to understand and engage within increasingly interconnected and changing contexts.

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Pierson, C., Goulding, A. & Campbell-Meier, J. (2020, January). Critical Incidents and Librarian Professional Identity in LIS Pedagogy: Research Methodology as Pedagogical Tool Embedded in Reflexive Practice. In ALISE 2020 Conference Proceedings Association of Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/108831

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Association of Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference

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ALISE 2020 Conference Proceedings

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2020-01-01

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