The Evolution of Inquiry: Controlled, Guided, Modeled, and Free (SLM Hot Topics)

Defining the progression toward inquiry learning, this book provides an extensive overview of the past five decades and the evolution of inquiry in science, history, language arts, and information literacy studies.

• Helps readers gain an understanding of the historical development of inquiry learning in formal and informal settings

• Showcases ways in which inquiry principles can be learned and applied across the K–12 curriculum

• Equips professional library media specialists with an understanding of collaboration that supports a leadership role in curriculum development

• Illustrates the expectations for inquiry learning based on critical thinking and the ability to make a clear argument with supporting, relevant evidence selected on the basis of logical reasoning