The Design of a Cognitive Apprenticeship to Facilitate Storytime Programming for Librarians

Jennifer A. Scott-Brown; Jill E. Stafeniak

Article Details

The Design of a Cognitive Apprenticeship to Facilitate Storytime Programming for Librarians

Authors:

Jennifer A. Scott-Brown | Jill E. Stafeniak

Publisher:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Journal:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 4, pp.331-351

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000767957

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-517X

Abstract:

 


The majority of research that has been conducted on structuring mentorship programs has
been on career support in terms of transferring tacit and explicit knowledge from the
supervisor to the protégé. While the instructional design literature touts that cognitive
apprenticeships provide a great framework for constructivist and situated learning
environments, little research has been done examining how much time should be allocated to
the various phases of the apprenticeship framework. The purpose of this study was to explore
whether the use of a cognitive apprenticeship framework could be used to mentor new
librarians. Data was collected and analyzed in three phases. Phase 1 consisted of a needs
assessment to determine the skills necessary for programmers to deliver a curriculum based
storytime. Phase 2 data collected during the implementation of the cognitive apprenticeship
included observation and reflective journals. Data collected during Phase 3 consisted of
participant interviews immediately following the implementation of the cognitive
apprenticeship, and three months after the conclusion of the study. All data was coded and
analyzed using a phenemonological approach. The researchers found the need for flexibility
when utilizing a cognitive apprenticeship model, based on participant prior knowledge and
experience, the importance of the modeling and coaching stages of the model, participant
desire for working with other programmers being trained.

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Article Details

The Design of a Cognitive Apprenticeship to Facilitate Storytime Programming for Librarians

Authors: Jennifer A. Scott-Brown | Jill E. Stafeniak

Publisher: Ali ŞİMŞEK

Journal: Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 4, pp.331-351

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2016

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000767957

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1309-517X

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Authors:

Jennifer A. Scott-Brown | Jill E. Stafeniak

Publisher:

Ali ŞİMŞEK

Journal:

Contemporary Educational Technology 2016 Vol.7 Issue 4, pp.331-351

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000767957

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-517X