Working to Think Otherwise: Tracing Ethos in Information Professionals’ Reflections on Learning and Practice

Wise, S

Working to Think Otherwise: Tracing Ethos in Information Professionals’ Reflections on Learning and Practice

Wise, S

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Citation:: Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 2012, 43 (3), pp. 169 - 188
Issue Date:: 2012-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wise, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-780X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 2012, 43 (3), pp. 169 - 188	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-8623	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22845
dc.description.abstract	This secondary analysis of an LIS workforce survey uses Foucault’s concept of ethos as ‘care of self’ to examine how practitioners construct professional identity and ethos through their reflections on practice. It explores tensions arising in LIS discourses (community engagement, information management/ use/practice, professional advocacy) and broader discourses (managerialism, enterprise). It finds that many respondents are reflective practitioners, however workplace cultures don’t always value or support critical reflective practice. This professional activity needs support, since it is crucial to practitioners’ capacity to appreciate difference in knowledge practices and accommodate the situated meaningmaking of others. Copyright 2012 Australian Library and Information Association Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Academic and Research Libraries	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00048623.2012.10722276	en_US
dc.title	Working to Think Otherwise: Tracing Ethos in Information Professionals’ Reflections on Learning and Practice	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	43	en_US
utslib.for	0807 Library and Information Studies	en_US
utslib.for	1301 Education Systems	en_US
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
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Abstract:

This secondary analysis of an LIS workforce survey uses Foucault’s concept of ethos as ‘care of self’ to examine how practitioners construct professional identity and ethos through their reflections on practice. It explores tensions arising in LIS discourses (community engagement, information management/ use/practice, professional advocacy) and broader discourses (managerialism, enterprise). It finds that many respondents are reflective practitioners, however workplace cultures don’t always value or support critical reflective practice. This professional activity needs support, since it is crucial to practitioners’ capacity to appreciate difference in knowledge practices and accommodate the situated meaningmaking of others. Copyright 2012 Australian Library and Information Association Ltd.

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