Author ORCID Identifier
Alissa Droog: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-8495
Kari D. Weaver: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9389-7632
Frances Brady: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5272-2310
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Title
ALA Annual Conference, 2022
Abstract
What do graduate students think research is? How do they come to be scholars and how can we as information professionals better support their needs?
Using a drawing exercise rooted in visual research methods (Hartel, 2017; Doucette & Hoffman, 2019; Bryans & Mavin, 2006), a cross-institutional research team in the United States and Canada explore these questions through an interview-based study of graduate student perceptions of research.
At present, the existing body of knowledge examining student perceptions of research strongly focuses on undergraduates (Griffioen, 2019; Insua et al., 2018), leaving a critical gap in theory and pedagogy needed to support students at the graduate level. This research begins to fill that need, establishing a methodological framework for such study and identifying findings to impact librarian practice. Early findings indicate that graduate student research experiences are rich and varied (Wessels et al., 2018). While some graduate students come to their studies have long conceptualized themselves as researchers, others are still grappling with that identity. While engagement with their supervisor is critical (lde, 2008), they also need support from others within the higher education space, including peers, librarians and members of their committees.
Using a combination of active learning and presentation of research findings, the attendees will discover how their own perceptions of research reflect or differ from those of their graduate students.
References
Bryans, P., & Mavin, S. (2006). Visual images: A technique to surface conceptions of research and researchers. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 1(2), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465640610686370
Doucette, L., & Hoffmann, K. (2019). Conceptions of Research Among Academic Librarians and Archivists. Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, 5, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v5.30417
Griffioen, D. M. E. (2019). The influence of undergraduate students’ research attitudes on their intentions for research usage in their future professional practice. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 56(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2018.1425152
Hartel, J. (2017). Adventures in Visual Analysis. The Visual Methodologies Journal, 5(1), 80–91.
lde, C. M. (2008). Applying lessons from professional education to the preparation of the professorate. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008(113), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.305
Insua, G. M., Lantz, C., & Armstrong, A. (2018). Navigating roadblocks: First-year writing challenge through the lens of the ACRL "framework". Communications in Information Literacy, 12(2), 86-106.
Wessels, I., Rueß, J., Jenßen, L., Gess, C., & Deicke, W. (2018). Beyond cognition: Experts’ views on affective-motivational research dispositions in the social sciences. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01300
First Page
1
Last Page
35
Publication Date
6-25-2022
Recommended Citation
Droog, Alissa; Brady, Frances; and Weaver, Kari D., "Unpacking the Graduate Student Research Experience: Findings from a Drawing-Based Interview Study" (2022). Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications. 1101.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allfaculty-peerpub/1101
Department
University Libraries
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Higher Education Commons, Information Literacy Commons
Comments
All illustrations are photographs of original drawings/diagrams created by participants in this study. Participants own the copyright to their drawings/diagrams and the research team has consent from research participants to use the photos of drawings/diagrams. This applies to all of the participant drawings you will see throughout this presentation.