Searching the Literature on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): An Academic Literacies Perspective Part 1

Healey, Michael J ORCID: 0000-0003-1195-0370 and Healey, Ruth (2023) Searching the Literature on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): An Academic Literacies Perspective Part 1. Teaching and Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal, 11. doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.11.4

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Abstract

There are few references that critically evaluate the different ways of searching the literature on scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), or how these are related to researchers’ goals. We use an academic literacies perspective as a lens with which to explore the different ways that literature searches may be undertaken. While searching the literature is often presented as a scientific objective process, the reality is much messier, nuanced, and iterative. It is a complex, context-dependent process. We provide a practical, critical guide to undertaking SoTL literature searches and argue that these need to be seen as socially constructed processes. There is no one right way of searching the SoTL literature. The academic literacies perspective leads us to emphasise the variety of different purposes for carrying out a literature search. We distinguish between using comprehensive tools and selective sources. We end by arguing that there is a need for SoTL researchers to be less insular and take purposeful steps to search for, cite, and amplify diverse voices. This article complements a separate one where we review and synthesise the SoTL literature.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	SoTL literature search; Academic literacies; Searching using comprehensive tools; Searching using selective sources; Citation practices
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4450 Databases
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	02 May 2024 11:04
Last Modified:	02 May 2024 11:04
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14024

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