What is the Employers Stand on Information Literacy – Researching Employers on Expected Generic Outcomes of Their Future Employees

Zorica, Mihaela Banek; Špiranec, Sonja; Biškupić, Ivana Ogrizek

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14136-7_70

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“…Such prior research has identified a range of key skills related to: (1) searching for and locating information; (2) evaluating information retrieved; (3) managing information in the workplace in accordance with legislation; and (4) keeping up to date with new information while coping with information overload (see, for example, Reedy et al, 2013 cited by Banek Zorica et al, 2014). The issue of the collective nature of information practices identified above in the literature on the information literacy of government workers is also brought to the fore in recent work on workplace information literacy in general.…”

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Practices of community representatives in exploiting information channels for citizen democratic engagement

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Cruickshank

Ryan

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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The purpose of the research was to investigate the practices of elected, yet unpaid, community councillors in Scotland as they exploit information channels for democratic engagement with citizens. Its focus is both novel and significant in that it considers the information literacy of a group that has not been studied before: volunteer representatives active in hyperlocal government. The primary means of data collection was semi-structured interviews of one hour in length with 19 community councillors. Research design and data analysis were informed by the SCONUL 7-Pillar Model of Information Literacy, and by Activity Theory. The main finding of the analysis is that community councillors engage with a range of information sources and tools in their work, the most important of which derives from local authorities. Three recommendations emerge from the analysis. These relate to: (1) information literacy training; (2) valuing information skills; and (3) the role of the public library service in supporting community council work.

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confidence: 99%

Practices of community representatives in exploiting information channels for citizen democratic engagement

Hall

Cruickshank

Ryan

2018

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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“…Furthermore, empirical research supports the assumptions that employers have high expectations of the transversal soft skills of graduates [12], often referring to the ability to collaborate with others, communicate, listen and show empathy, maintain a professional attitude, recognise and seize opportunities, take on tasks beyond one's comfort zone, calculate risks, make decisions and take responsibility, have digital competencies, have an intercultural understanding and the ability to identify problems and find effective solutions, and make decisions through innovative and creative thinking [13]. On reviewing the literature on transversal skills required in the labour market, it is possible to find different conceptualisations of transversal skills, such as personal, key, generic, core, and common skills, reflecting differences in definitions and interpretations of their significance [11].…”

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Impact of Teaching and Learning Modes on Graduates’ Social and Entrepreneurial Skills Development: A Comparative Analysis

Tecilazić,

Ogrizek Biškupić,

Balković

2024

Education Sciences

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There is a growing interest in researching the impact of different modes of learning and teaching on the non-academic outcomes of graduates, such as their employment outcomes. This study examines the impact of teaching and learning modes on the perceived relevance of study programmes in preparing graduates for career entry and the development of social and entrepreneurial skills in six European countries that participated in the Eurograduate pilot survey: Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Lithuania, Malta, and Norway. The study shows that learning and teaching methods have a modest impact on graduates’ perceptions that their study programmes provide a good foundation for entering professional life. However, it proves that there is a significant relationship emerging between activating teaching and learning modes and the development of graduates’ social and entrepreneurial skills. It, thus, expands on the results of the first European pilot study on the graduate survey and contributes to the current debates in this area.

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“…U Hrvatskoj, kao i u ostalim zemljama jugoistočne Europe, istraživanja informacijske pismenosti još su uvijek u povojima, i čvrsto vezana uz knjižnice i obrazovni sektor (Špiranec, 2017). Ta ocjena proizlazi i iz istraživačke agende u kojoj je i dalje vidljiv naglasak na funkcionalnom pristupu informacijskoj pismenosti i istraživanjima o vezi visokoga obrazovanja i potreba tržišta rada, odnosno preciznije, potreba poslodavaca: istraživanje o informacijskim kompetencijama u studijskim programima na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu (Banek Zorica and Špiranec, 2014), o očekivanjima poslodavaca (Banek Zorica, Špiranec and Ogrizek Biškupić, 2014), o zahtjevima poslodavaca od budućih radnika (Banek Zorica, Špiranec and Bušelić, 2016) i istraživanje o obrazovnim programima u svrhu postizanja zapošljivosti (Bušelić and Kovačević, 2016). Iako su ta istraživanja pridonijela bazi znanja o informacijskoj pismenosti i potvrdila razlike između obrazovnog konteksta i onoga radnih mjesta, njihov pragmatičan fokus ipak je ograničavajuće jednodimenzionalan i, kao takav, nedostatan za tranzicijska društva -i ekonomije -kakvo je hrvatsko, te je primjerenija agenda temeljena na kritičkoj informacijskoj pismenosti zbog svoje multiperspektivnosti i orijentiranosti na pitanja veze između moći i informacija, kao i individualne i socijalne transformacije (Špiranec, 2017).…”

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Informacijska pismenost u kontekstu radničkih prava

Šobota

Špiranec

2022

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Cilj. Ciljevi istraživanja bili su istražiti aktivističko-emancipacijski potencijal informacijske pismenosti u kontekstu radničkih prava te istražiti obrasce, razine i razlike u informacijskom ponašanju i samoprocjeni informiranosti o radničkim pravima s obzirom na članstvo u sindikatu i spremnost na aktivno zalaganje za zaštitu i unaprjeđenje radničkih prava. Pristup/metodologija/dizajn. Istraživanje je koncipirano na sjecištu kritičke informacijske pismenosti (engl. critical information literacy) i informacijske pismenosti na radnome mjestu (engl. workplace information literacy) te provedeno kvantitativnom metodologijom, metodom ankete na nacionalno reprezentativnom uzorku za zaposlene u RH (N = 500). Korišten je instrument online upitnika od 50 pitanja primarno zatvorenog tipa. Rezultati. Radnici koji bolje samoprocjenjuju svoju informiranost o radničkim pravima u većoj mjeri navode kako im prava nisu bila povrijeđena, a spremniji su i založiti se za njihovu zaštitu i unaprjeđenje. Članstvo u sindikatu dokazano je kao značajan prediktor bolje samoprocjene informiranosti o radničkim pravima. Nečlanovi sindikata bolje samoprocjenjuju svoje informacijske kompetencije. Radnici podjednako samostalno traže i dobivaju informacije o radničkim pravima; najčešći izvori traženja i provjeravanja informacija jesu formalni i neformalni internetski izvori. Informacije o radničkim pravima aktivno traže uglavnom u slučaju povreda tih prava. Glavni su problemi u informiranju česte izmjene propisa, percepcija nedobivanja potpunih i istinitih informacija i svjesnog uskraćivanja informacija, a češće ih percipiraju nečlanovi sindikata. Ograničenja. Instrument online upitnika korišten u anketi isključio je informatički nepismene ispitanike i one bez pristupa internetu, što je utjecalo na ostvarivanje nacionalno reprezentativnog uzorka. Korištene ljestvice samoprocjene nisu pouzdan pokazatelj objektivne informiranosti ispitanika. Praktična primjena. Rezultati mogu biti indikativni u osmišljavanju javnopolitičkih mjera, uključujući programe informacijskog opismenjavanja s ciljem poboljšanja informacijske pismenosti radnika i unaprjeđenja njihovih radničkih prava i u redeﬁniranju uloga aktera tržišta rada. Originalnost/vrijednost. U literaturi nisu poznata istraživanja informacijske pismenosti u odnosu na radnička prava, te istraživanje doprinosi izgradnji znanja u kontekstu navedene teme i naznačuje nove pravce istraživanja informacijske pismenosti i teorijskih okvira kritičke informacijske pismenosti i informacijske pismenosti na radnome mjestu. Rad je nastao na temelju diplomskog rada studentice Dijane Šobota, napisanog pod naslovom Informacijska pismenost u kontekstu radničkih prava: teorijsko-istraživački pristup pod mentorskim vodstvom Sonje Špiranec. Rad je obranjen na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu 2021. godine.

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What is the Employers Stand on Information Literacy – Researching Employers on Expected Generic Outcomes of Their Future Employees

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Practices of community representatives in exploiting information channels for citizen democratic engagement

Practices of community representatives in exploiting information channels for citizen democratic engagement

Impact of Teaching and Learning Modes on Graduates’ Social and Entrepreneurial Skills Development: A Comparative Analysis

Informacijska pismenost u kontekstu radničkih prava

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