Leading with Love and Hospitality: Applying a Radical Pedagogy to LIS
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to suggest that classroom instructors should reflect and revise their pedagogy to lead a classroom designed to produce future information professionals who will be prepared to serve their communities in a radical way.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the literature related to radical and humanizing pedagogies and then features an auto ethnographic case study which details how the author implemented some of the strategies.
Findings – Formal study of pedagogy can improve the library and information science (LIS) teaching and learning process.
Practical implications – Examining pedagogy in a formal way yields concrete suggestions for improving classroom management and content delivery.
Social implications – Using a radical pedagogy can improve relationships between teachers and learners, and learners will be able to model the classroom strategies in their own professional practice.
Originality/value – The study builds upon current examples of radical practice in the field and examines how such practices can be instilled even earlier in LIS graduate classrooms.
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Publication Info
Published in Information & Learning Sciences, Volume 120, Issue 1/2, 2019, pages 119-132.
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APA Citation
Cooke, N. A. (2019). Leading with love and hospitality: Applying a radical pedagogy to LIS. Information and Learning Sciences, 120(1/2), 119-132