The Library and Cultural Learning
A multidisciplinary team at Stonehill College studied the impact of library instruction and access to library services and support on elementary Spanish students’ cultural learning.
Our Assessment in Action research showed that students’
familiarity library resources increased over the course of the study
period. The majority of study subjects
characterized library tools as either helpful or essential when completing
cultural assignments and some study subjects expressed the belief that access
to library resources and services facilitated their cultural learning.
The results of our assessment will provide librarians and
foreign language faculty information that will shape instruction for
second-language learners. More importantly, the project generated a wealth of
both qualitative and quantitative data that will inform decisions about library
instruction and the provision of resources in a variety of formats to help us
ensure that we best meet the needs of each individual in our diverse population
of learners.
Part of the Association of College and Research Libraries's Value of Academic Libraries initiative, AiA
is being undertaken in partnership with the Association for Institutional
Research (AIR) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
(APLU).
