The capability approach, information seeking behavior and self-learning.
Authors
Leandro Gastón Indavera StiebenFiles
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Journal
Published in Vol. 28 No. 54 (2017) of Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología.
Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología is a refereed, multidisciplinary open access scientific journal that aims to contribute to the development of scientific knowledge in Argentina and Latin America. Since 1990 it has been edited and funded by the National University of Entre Ríos and publishes original research articles in Spanish and Portuguese by national and international researchers. Until 2020, CDyT was published in May and November. As of Num. 62 may-ago (2021), it adopts the continuous publication mode, publishing three issues in April, August and December.
About the JournalAbstract
In this paper, Amartya Sen's capability approach will be related to information seeking behavior research and self-learning discussions. Firstly, the capability approach and the idea of education as a basic capability will be introduced. Secondly, the capability approach applied to the digital divide and the idea of academic self-efficacy will be introduced. Finally, Sugata Mitra’s self learning approach will be related to Sen’s capability approach, concluding that the capacity of information seeking and the capacity of asking questions are part and parcel of the idea of education as a basic capability.
