Treasure Mountain VI Research Retreat

[Blythe Bennett <blythe@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

Call for papers and participants:

Instructional Interventions for Information Use

Since 1989, researchers and practitioners in the school library media field
have gathered to review and discuss major questions concerning the
emerging educational theories and potential future roles related to school
library media pregrams.  The sixth retreat is tentatively scheduled for
March 31-April 1, 1997 near Portland, OR.

A 200-word abstract should be submitted ASAP.  The abstract should
describe the intended content in one of the following:

Conceptual Paper:  A discussion of a conceptual framework to address the
issues raised by any of the questions given below based on research and
practice.

Presentation of Practice:  A tested practice which documents methods to
address the questions given below.

Proposal for Research:  A proposal based on literature review, method,
audience, timeline, and research questions to be addressed which are
relevant to the issues given below.

Possible areas for conceptual papers, presentation of practices and
research proposals are:

Expanding the questioning process across the research project.
        Are there levels in the question raising process?
        Do or should questions change and evolve through analysis and
        synthesis of information?  Is there a question-building cycle which
        evolves from novice to experienced student researcher?

The impact of audience on the process.
        Does the value and interpretation of information change in
        relationship to the audience who will receive the student's
        product?

Does the student change as his/her own audience through self-reflection
        and maturing?   How might the use of portfolio evaluation instruments
        help the student experience this growth?



For more information, contact Daniel Callison, SLIS 005, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN  47405  (812) 855-5113  Callison@indiana.edu
or
Ruth Small at Syracuse University   drruth@mailbox.syr.edu
or
Joy McGregor at Texas Woman's University   f_mcgregor@venus.twu.edu