Minding the gap: Cultivating intercultural skills by incorporating social-justice competency in LIS curriculum

Singh, Rajesh; Lee, Shari

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Title

Minding the gap: Cultivating intercultural skills by incorporating social-justice competency in LIS curriculum

Author(s)

• Singh, Rajesh
• Lee, Shari

Issue Date

2023-09

Keyword(s)

• ALA Core Competencies
• Community Engagement
• Cultural Competency
• Curriculum
• Diversity
• EDI
• Education Programs/schools
• Inclusion
• LIS Education
• Social Justice
• Specific Populations

Abstract

Implementing intercultural skills and the development of cultural intelligence in library and information science (LIS) education is the first step toward promoting social justice, not only in the LIS field but also within the wider community. This action requires that LIS programs review and revise their course curricula, program content, and educational approaches to prepare future LIS professionals to recognize and fearlessly challenge social injustice. This study aims to demonstrate the importance of cultivating intercultural skills and emphasizes the need for including social justice in LIS education. A case is made for utilizing the revised ALA competencies in this endeavor. The study also demonstrates how an LIS program at St. John’s university incorporated social justice competency in its revised program goals and discusses its implications for making a meaningful change both in the profession and the wider community.

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2023

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/123052

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2023.1247

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2023 Rajesh Singh, Shari Lee
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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