Information literacies in higher education: a Swedish perspective

Ola Pilerot
Université de Borås, Suède

Abstract :

This study aims at a theoretical discussion of what is perceived as a dominating strand in the information literacy narrative. The basis for the theoretical discussion is an empirical investigation of design engineering and nursing students’ information use in connection to Bachelor thesis writing. A critical discourse analysis is performed on student theses together with the directives that the students have followed when writing. The theses are also analysed from a sociocultural perspective, with the notion of community of practice and the concept of cognitive authority as complementary tools.

Keywords :

Information literacy, University students, Sweden, Discourse analysis, Sociocultural theory

Pays étudiés : Suède