Facilitating adult learning: the role of the academic librarian

dc.contributor.author	Currie, C. Lyn
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-25T18:04:22Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-25T18:04:22Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.description	C. Lyn Currie, BA. Grad Dip Lib. MA., is Head, Education Library, University of Saskatchewan, 28 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X1, Canada, E-mail: currie@sklib.usask.ca	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper considers the instructional role of the academic librarian and examines the contribution adult learning theory makes to the practice of teaching information literacy skills. It explores those principles of effective practice in facilitating adult learning which apply to the teaching-learning transactions in the library. It describes the aim of facilitation as one of encouraging self directed, empowered adults and confirms the role of the academic librarian in facilitating the development of critical thinking, creative problem-solving and informed decision making in adult learners. It also examines the concept of information literacy and how this contributes to adult lifelong learning.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Reference Librarian, v.33, nos. 69/70, Spring/Summer 2000, 219-231	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1300/J120v33n69_21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10388/251
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Haworth Press	en
dc.subject	adult learning, facilitation, self directed learning, information literacy, lifelong learning
dc.title	Facilitating adult learning: the role of the academic librarian	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.type	Refereed Paper

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