The context of authority and sociological knowledge: An experiential learning project

UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Stephanie Crowe (Creator)

Institution

The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )

Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/

Abstract: In this innovative project, a social sciences librarian partnered with a sociology professor to embed the “Authority is Constructed and Contextual” frame into an upper-division sociology of poverty course. Students in this course participated in an experiential learning project, collaborating with local children on a participatory photo mapping project to document the children’s neighborhood. By working directly with community members in this field experience, the students gained an understanding of the differences between scholarly authority and community authority and what can be learned about poverty from each type of source. Engagement with a local community provides students with a direct understanding of the contextual nature of cognitive authority and can be replicated in a variety of settings.

The context of authority and sociological knowledge: An experiential learning project
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Publication

Waity, J. F., & Crowe, S. (2019). The Context of Authority and Sociological Knowledge: An Experiential Learning Project. Communications in Information Literacy, 13 (1), 61-74. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2019.13.1.5

Language: English

Date: 2019

Keywords

Experiential learning, Authority, Cognitive authority, ACRL framework--authority is constructed and contextual, Sociology, Partnership, Collaboration

Subjects

Experiential learning

Sociology—Methodology

Association of College and Reference Libraries (U.S.)

Teaching teams

Authority

ACRL framework, authority is constructed and contextual

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