Information literacy and the material objects of the Kente-weaving landscape

IF 2.1 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Workplace Learning Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI:10.1108/jwl-11-2022-0151

Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang, Nicoline Wessels, Madely du Preez

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the ways becoming information literate relates to the material objects in the Kente-weaving landscape. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic research design was adopted wherein data was collected using participant observation and a semi-structured interview with 24 participants through their roles as either master weaver, junior weaver or novice weaver. Thematic analysis through a practice-based approach to information literacy frames the analysis of this study. Findings Information literacy relates to the material objects in terms of developing the know-how knowledge regarding the Kente-weaving tools used as well as what constitutes the quality of Kente fabrics. Practical implications Information literacy goes beyond having theoretical knowledge of the material objects of an information landscape. It is practical, not merely knowing the names of the material objects and what they are literary used for. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that contributes to the understanding of how information literacy relates to material objects in the craft workplace.

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信息素养与肯特编织景观的物质对象

本文旨在探讨与肯特编织景观中的物质对象相关的信息素养的途径。设计/方法/方法采用民族志研究设计，通过参与者观察和对24名参与者的半结构化访谈来收集数据，参与者分别是编织大师、初级编织者和新手。通过以实践为基础的方法对信息素养进行专题分析，构建了本研究的分析框架。信息素养与物质对象有关，即发展有关所使用的肯特编织工具的专有知识，以及构成肯特织物质量的因素。信息素养超越了对信息景观的物质对象的理论知识。它是实用的，不仅仅是知道物质对象的名称和它们在文学上的用途。据作者所知，这是第一个有助于理解信息素养如何与工艺工作场所的实物相关的研究。

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Journal of Workplace Learning EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.60

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Workplace Learning aims to provide an avenue for the presentation and discussion of research related to the workplace as a site for learning. Its scope encompasses formal, informal and incidental learning in the workplace for individuals, groups and teams, as well as work-based learning, and off-the-job learning for the workplace. This focus on learning in, from and for the workplace also brings with it questions about the nature of interventions that might assist the learning process and of the roles of those responsible directly or indirectly for such interventions. Since workplace learning cannot be considered without reference to its context, another aim of the journal is to explore the organisational, policy, political, resource issues and other factors which influence how, when and why that learning takes place.