Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century, 2nd Edition / Edition 2

by Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, Ann K. Caspari

Overview

Guided inquiry is a way of thinking, learning, and teaching that changes the culture of a school into a collaborative inquiry community. Global interconnectedness calls for new skills, new knowledge, and new ways of learning to prepare students with abilities and competencies that rise to meet the challenges of a changing world. The challenge for the information-age school is to educate students for living and working in this information-rich technological environment.

At the core of being educated today is knowing how to learn and innovate from a variety of sources. Through guided inquiry, students see school learning and real life meshed in meaningful ways. They develop higher order thinking and strategies for seeking meaning, creating, and innovating. Today's schools are challenged to develop student talent, coupling the rich resources of the school library with those of the community and wider world. How well are you preparing your students to draw on the knowledge and wisdom of the past while using today's technology to advance new discoveries in the future? This book is the introduction to guided inquiry. It is the place to begin to consider and plan how to develop an inquiry learning program for your students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440833816
Publisher:	Libraries Unlimited
Publication date:	10/31/2015
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	254
Sales rank:	358,720
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

CAROL C. KUHLTHAU is a Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, where she directed the graduate program in school librarianship that has been rated number one in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

LESLIE K. MANIOTES is a classroom teacher, with a Ph.D. in instructional curriculum.

ANN K. CASPARI is the Senior Museum Educator for the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center.

Editorial Reviews

"Of great use to any K-12 school's professional development collection, particularly with the current emphasis on guided inquiry and student-centered learning, this work is a welcome addition not only to teachers and administrators but also to librarians."

ARBA