TY - JOUR
T1 - Analytical implications of using practice theory in workplace information literacy research
AU - Moring, Camilla
AU - Lloyd-Zantiotis, Annemaree
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = September; Journal title (773t) = Information Research: an international electronic journal. ISSNs: 1368-1613;
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Introduction. This paper considers practice theory and the analytical implications of using this theoretical approach in information literacy research. More precisely the aim of the paper is to discuss the translation of practice theoretical assumptions into strategies that frame the analytical focus and interest when researching workplace information literacy. Two practice theoretical perspectives are selected, one by Theodore Schatzki and one by Etienne Wenger, and their general commonalities and differences are analysed and discussed.Analysis. The two practice theories and their main ideas of what constitute practices, how practices frame social life and the central concepts used to explain this, are presented. Then the application of the theories within workplace information literacy research is briefly explored.Results and Conclusion. The two theoretical perspectives share some commonalities as they both emphasise practice as a constellation of activities and share an interest in the constitution and conditioning of such activities in social life. However, researchers must be aware that there also exist differences between the two theories that impact on the analytical focus by emphasising some aspects of practice in favour of others.
AB - Introduction. This paper considers practice theory and the analytical implications of using this theoretical approach in information literacy research. More precisely the aim of the paper is to discuss the translation of practice theoretical assumptions into strategies that frame the analytical focus and interest when researching workplace information literacy. Two practice theoretical perspectives are selected, one by Theodore Schatzki and one by Etienne Wenger, and their general commonalities and differences are analysed and discussed.Analysis. The two practice theories and their main ideas of what constitute practices, how practices frame social life and the central concepts used to explain this, are presented. Then the application of the theories within workplace information literacy research is briefly explored.Results and Conclusion. The two theoretical perspectives share some commonalities as they both emphasise practice as a constellation of activities and share an interest in the constitution and conditioning of such activities in social life. However, researchers must be aware that there also exist differences between the two theories that impact on the analytical focus by emphasising some aspects of practice in favour of others.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Community of practice
KW - Information literacy
KW - Information practice
KW - Practice theory
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Information Research
JF - Information Research
SN - 1368-1613
IS - 3
ER -