Redefining Information Literacy to Prepare Students for the 21st Century Workforce

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-73

  Monge, Robert ^a   Frisicaro Pawlowski, Erica ^b  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal learning; Informal learning; Information literacy; Inquiry guided learning; Non formal learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896398961     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-013-9260-5     Document Type: Article

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