Open AccessReconnaissance and Reflection
Author(s) -
Marlene Asselin,
Ray Doiron
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7652
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , information literacy , context (archaeology) , reflection (computer programming) , literacy , process (computing) , work (physics) , sociology , qualitative research , engineering ethics , pedagogy , political science , library science , computer science , geography , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence , programming language , operating system
In this paper, we describe the process of an often experienced, but rarely documented, process of shaping a new research focus. Specifically, we report our initial work in planning a collaborative research initiative between educational institutions and libraries in Canada and Ethiopia. Using multiple qualitative methods for collecting a variety of information from different sources, and employing hermeneutic perspectives to begin to understand the context and challenges of literacy education and libraries in Ethiopia, we conclude with a framework for research questions centered on expanding basic literacy to digital literacy and the role of libraries in that endeavour.