False Starts and Breakthroughs: Senior Thesis Research as a Critical Learning Process
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| author | Schaus, Margaret Snyder, Terry |
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| contents | False Starts and Breakthroughs: Senior Thesis Research as a Critical Learning Process Schaus, Margaret Snyder, Terry College Seniors Student Research Theses Learning Processes Anthropology History Information Utilization Information Sources Research Skills Information Seeking Library Role Library Instruction Every senior at Haverford College writes a thesis or its equivalent, conducting independent research with guidance from faculty and librarians. Students critically engage in investigative work in archives, field studies, and labs. In this article, librarians explore the way anthropology and history thesis writers do research to define paths toward success. They examine how students use theory, interpret primary sources, and develop arguments. Evidence comes from both students and faculty. Librarians identify challenges for students, including authorial agency and reluctance to question primary sources. This research has led to changes in library instruction and in faculty course planning. |
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| publishDate | 2018 |
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| spellingShingle | False Starts and Breakthroughs: Senior Thesis Research as a Critical Learning Process Schaus, Margaret Snyder, Terry College Seniors Student Research Theses Learning Processes Anthropology History Information Utilization Information Sources Research Skills Information Seeking Library Role Library Instruction False Starts and Breakthroughs: Senior Thesis Research as a Critical Learning Process Schaus, Margaret Snyder, Terry College Seniors Student Research Theses Learning Processes Anthropology History Information Utilization Information Sources Research Skills Information Seeking Library Role Library Instruction Every senior at Haverford College writes a thesis or its equivalent, conducting independent research with guidance from faculty and librarians. Students critically engage in investigative work in archives, field studies, and labs. In this article, librarians explore the way anthropology and history thesis writers do research to define paths toward success. They examine how students use theory, interpret primary sources, and develop arguments. Evidence comes from both students and faculty. Librarians identify challenges for students, including authorial agency and reluctance to question primary sources. This research has led to changes in library instruction and in faculty course planning. |
| title | False Starts and Breakthroughs: Senior Thesis Research as a Critical Learning Process |
| topic | College Seniors Student Research Theses Learning Processes Anthropology History Information Utilization Information Sources Research Skills Information Seeking Library Role Library Instruction |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1177726 |