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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Information Literacy in Everyday Life |
Subtitle of host publication | 6th European Conference, ECIL 2018, Oulu, Finland, September 24–27, 2018, Revised Selected Papers |
Editors | Serap Kurbanoğlu, Sonja Špiranec, Yurdagül Ünal, Joumana Boustany, Maija Leena Huotari, Esther Grassian, Diane Mizrachi, Loriene Roy |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 73-82 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2019 |
Event | European Conference on Information Literacy 2018 - Oulu, Finland Duration: 24 Sep 2018 → 27 Sep 2018 Conference number: 6 http://ecil2018.ilconf.org/ |
Conference
Conference | European Conference on Information Literacy 2018 |
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Abbreviated title | ECIL 2018 |
Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Oulu |
Period | 24/09/18 → 27/09/18 |
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Keywords
- digital citizenship
- information literacy
- information behaviour
- children
- virtue epistemology
- virtue ethics