Perceptions, Experiences, and Recommendations

摘要

This issue of JELIS(54:3) includes six articles that form three conceptual pairs. The first pair deals with students' perceptions of their LIS education experiences. In the featured article for this issue, Joan M. Cherry, Luanne Freund, and Wendy M. Duff share the findings of their study of students' perceptions of their master's programs at six Canadian universities. This article is of relevance to many LIS educators because not only do they use their research findings to propose recommendations for improving LIS programs, but they also provide a link to their instruments, which may be of interest for other LIS programs. The other article in this "student perception pair" is by Ana R. Pacios and reports the findings from a survey of 359 students at the Carlos Ⅲ University of Madrid conducted over six academic years. In the study, students were asked to share their perceptions of, and attitudes toward, the "induction period" of their practicum experiences. The article includes recommendations for LIS faculty and for practicum supervisors for improving the induction period and thus students' overall experiences with the practicum.