Open AccessInformation literacy standards for information skills in social work curricula
Author(s) -
Eneida María Quindemil Torrijo,
Miguel Ángel Marzal García-Quismondo,
Juan Carlos Morales Intriago,
Felipe Rumbaut León,
Exio Isaac Chaparro Martínez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rehuso
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2550-6587
DOI - 10.33936/rehuso.v5i2.2390
Subject(s) - information literacy , curriculum , work (physics) , intervention (counseling) , literacy , public relations , pedagogy , knowledge management , medical education , psychology , engineering ethics , computer science , political science , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , psychiatry
This study proposes information literacy standards to be met by social work curricula. The documentary review used as a point of departure included papers on the introduction of literacy in the curriculum to develop information skills; internationally defined information literacy standards; and the specific and general skills required for social work. The outcome of that review, a proposal for information literacy standards in social work curricula, was assessed by social workers and information scientists. As a result of these two stages of the study, five information literacy standards were defined: one, knowing what type of information is needed; two, accessing the information needed effectively, efficiently and ethically; three, assessing the information and sources, ethically and responsibly building new knowledge with the information selected; four, using and disseminating information effectively and ethically to a specific purpose; and five, keeping abreast of and networking with the information. Implementing those standards helps develop information skills while working toward a degree in social work. Coupled with other specific and general professional aptitudes, such skills help graduates address the issues with which they are confronted in social research and intervention.