Cultivating Imagination: A Case for Teaching Information Ethics with Works of Fiction

Autor/in	Vamanu, Iulian
Titel	Cultivating Imagination: A Case for Teaching Information Ethics with Works of Fiction
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 64 (2023) 1, S.1-17 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-5786
DOI	10.3138/jelis-2020-0035
Schlagwörter	Library Science; Information Science; Masters Degrees; Curriculum; Information Dissemination; Information Management; Information Utilization; Ethics; Course Content; Fiction; Curriculum Development; Teaching Methods; Library Education; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bibliothekswissenschaft; Informationswissenschaft; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Informationsverbreitung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Informationsnutzung; Ethik; Kursprogramm; Fiktion; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Entwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bibliothekarausbildung
Abstract	This article argues that the MLIS curriculum should offer information ethics courses that enable future information professionals to develop their imaginative powers through close study and discussion of fiction. LIS students reading ethical theory and fiction bring the two into conversation and as a result reach a better understanding of both. Crucially, this process presupposes the exercise of empathetic imagination, a mental capacity that helps us inhabit other perspectives and modes of being in the world. The paper supports this discussion with evidence from an instructional intervention implemented during an information ethics course within an LIS program at a large public research university. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01