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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Library and Information Science

2016

Library Faculty Publications

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Motivated Reasoning, Political Information, And Information Literacy Education, Mark N. Lenker Jul 2016

Motivated Reasoning, Political Information, And Information Literacy Education, Mark N. Lenker

Library Faculty Publications

Research in psychology and political science has identified motivated reasoning as a set of biases that inhibit one’s ability to process political information objectively. This research has important implications for the information literacy movement’s aims of fostering lifelong learning and informed citizenship. This essay argues that information literacy education should broaden its scope to include more than just knowledge of information and its sources; it should also include knowledge of how people interact with information, particularly the ways that motivated reasoning can influence citizens’ interactions with political information.


Using Single-Case Research Design To Assess Course-Embedded Research Consultations, John Watts Jan 2016

Using Single-Case Research Design To Assess Course-Embedded Research Consultations, John Watts

Library Faculty Publications

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