Character building in children's online information behaviours : applying a virtue epistemology perspective to information literacy

McMenemy, David and Buchanan, Steven (2019) Character building in children's online information behaviours : applying a virtue epistemology perspective to information literacy. In: Information Literacy in Everyday Life. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 73-82.

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    Abstract

    This paper advances our understanding of the theoretical and practical challenges of developing intellectual character in children's online information behaviours. We argue that widely reported issues such as misinformation and disinformation extend IL education beyond considerations of ability to considerations of disposition, and highlight this as an understudied topic within IL education. We introduce the classical concept of intellectual character and discuss virtues traits in the IL context. Applying Baehr's nine intellectual virtues to two commonly cited IL models, we evidence limited presence of virtues in IL models, and propose an important agenda for future research.

    Author(s):McMenemy, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-9001 and Buchanan, Steven ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-3936
    Item type:Book Section
    ID code:65440
    Keywords:digital citizenship, information literacy, information behaviour, children, virtue epistemology, virtue ethics, Library Science. Information Science, Library and Information Sciences
    Subjects:Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science
    Department:Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
    Strategic Research Themes > Society and Policy
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:17 Sep 2018 13:37
    Last modified:12 Dec 2019 02:13
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/65440
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