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.

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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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