Action Research in Action: Involving Students and Professionals

Curry, Ann

IFLA Council and General Conference / .
(ReLIS:jul:juljin:6696)

Abstract:

The required Research Methods course in the MLIS (Master of Library and Information Studies) at The University of British Columbia has drawn a consistent cacophony of complaints during the past 15 years. For the three instructors involved at various times in the delivery of this course, these complaints have been a continuing problem: students have not complained about the quality of instruction, nor have they complained about the assignments. Instead, they questioned the relevance of the course itself to their imagined dream job somewhere in the information professions. Despite the instructors’ repeated assurances that knowledge of research methodology was indeed necessary for today’s information professional, the students remained unconvinced. As a Research Methods instructor myself, I listened patiently to student grumbling while searching for more convincing proof that doing research as a practicing professional was essential for a satisfying career and upward job mobility.

Creation: 2005
Keywords: Formación profesional, ; Enseñanza de postgrado ; Investigación ; Biblioteconomía ; Documentación

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