A Preliminary Analysis of the Inclusion of Information Literacy in International Higher Education Curricula

Alejandro Villegas-Muro; Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo; Gerardo Ascencio-Baca; Karen Alfaro-Mendives

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99885-1_28

A Preliminary Analysis of the Inclusion of Information Literacy in International Higher Education Curricula

Alejandro Villegas-Muro, Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo, Gerardo Ascencio-Baca, Karen Alfaro-Mendives

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Abstract

This article provides preliminary results of a qualitative research that analyzed the content of bachelor-level higher education curricula through the examination of current study programs belonging to 30 research-related courses from different universities worldwide that were classified in the SCImago Institutions Rankings of 2020. These programs were selected because they were available in one of the languages spoken by the researchers (Spanish, Portuguese, English). As a qualitative research, we did not intend to have a representative sampling. The analytical framework used to examine the programs was divided into six dimensions, however, in this article we centered on presenting the methodology employed for analyzing the information literacy (IL) dimension and summarize our findings. The IL-related indicators under evaluation that were least often included in the study programs analyzed were related to the promotion of using diverse information resources; citations, references, and formatting aspects; and the identification of information needs. Our analysis highlights areas of opportunities for improving the inclusion of IL in the curricula.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era - 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Serap Kurbanoğlu, Sonja Špiranec, Yurdagül Ünal, Joumana Boustany, Denis Kos
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	329-341
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783030998844
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99885-1_28
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 20 Sep 2021 → 23 Sep 2021

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	1533 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	20/09/21 → 23/09/21

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Keywords

Bachelor programs
Curriculum
Higher education
Information literacy
Research skills

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Villegas-Muro, A., Machin-Mastromatteo, J. D., Ascencio-Baca, G., & Alfaro-Mendives, K. (2022). A Preliminary Analysis of the Inclusion of Information Literacy in International Higher Education Curricula. In S. Kurbanoğlu, S. Špiranec, Y. Ünal, J. Boustany, & D. Kos (Eds.), Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era - 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 329-341). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1533 CCIS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99885-1_28

Villegas-Muro, Alejandro ; Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. ; Ascencio-Baca, Gerardo et al. / A Preliminary Analysis of the Inclusion of Information Literacy in International Higher Education Curricula. Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era - 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Serap Kurbanoğlu ; Sonja Špiranec ; Yurdagül Ünal ; Joumana Boustany ; Denis Kos. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022. pp. 329-341 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Villegas-Muro, A, Machin-Mastromatteo, JD, Ascencio-Baca, G & Alfaro-Mendives, K 2022, A Preliminary Analysis of the Inclusion of Information Literacy in International Higher Education Curricula. in S Kurbanoğlu, S Špiranec, Y Ünal, J Boustany & D Kos (eds), Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era - 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 1533 CCIS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 329-341, 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Virtual, Online, 20/09/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99885-1_28

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Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era - 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Serap Kurbanoğlu; Sonja Špiranec; Yurdagül Ünal; Joumana Boustany; Denis Kos. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022. p. 329-341 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 1533 CCIS).

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