Research on Information Literacy Education for Teenagers in Foreign Countries: Taking the American CFF Program and the “School of the Future Research Laboratory” Project in Brazil as Examples

  • Zhu Jie ,
  • Chen Ya
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  • School of Information Management at Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023

Received date: 2016-05-06

  Revised date: 2016-06-20

  Online published: 2016-07-05

Abstract

[Purpose/significance] At present, there are problems in information literacy education for teenagers in our country. Theories are rich, while practice is poor. Information literacy education for teenagers in China Attaches importance to technology and despising literacy, lacking the scientific training mode and specific action plans. Drawing on the main ideas and methods of the American CFF program and the "School of the Future Research Laboratory" project in Brazil, this paper aims to promote the comprehensive development of information literacy education in our country.[Method/process] We collected data through the literature review and network survey and conducted a descriptive study by using the case study method.[Result/conclusion] We Combined the successful experience of the American CFF program and the "School of the Future Research Laboratory" project in Brazil with the situation in our country. Some suggestions are put forward on the multi-party cooperation to create an information environment, establish and improve the mechanism of information literacy education, the education reform in scientific research, the rational and effective evaluation. Learning from the successful experience of foreign countries, we can improve the efficiency of information literacy education in our country. Considering the local situation of our country, we can suit measures to local conditions and solve practical problems.

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Zhu Jie , Chen Ya . Research on Information Literacy Education for Teenagers in Foreign Countries: Taking the American CFF Program and the “School of the Future Research Laboratory” Project in Brazil as Examples[J]. Library and Information Service, 2016 , 60(13) : 40 -46 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2016.13.006

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