ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION APPROACHES FOR PROMOTING INFORMATION LITERACY OF TEACHERS IN MIANYANG CITY COLLEGE, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to investigate the current situation of information literacy among teachers and administrators at Mianyang City College. 2) to propose academic administration approaches for promoting Mianyang City College teachers' information literacy. The samples of this research were 265 teachers and 132 administrators from Mianyang City College. The sample size was obtained using the Krejcie and Morgan formula. The stratified random sampling was used to sample the entire population. A mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative research) was used to analyze the data. The  research  instruments  were questionnaires and set of questions for the focus group meeting. The questions were reviewed and checked  by three experts and the methodology of valuation used was the Index Of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC). Quantitative methods (percentages, means, standard deviations) were employed for data analysis.

The results of this research show that: the current situation of information literacy among teachers and administrators at Mianyang City College was at a moderate level. Specifically, the Information Technology Dimension has the highest score, while the Information Knowledge Dimension and the Information Ability Dimension have the lowest scores. According to self-evaluations, most teachers and administrators occasionally or never critically evaluate information from various sources, and the majority of them have a relatively low proficiency in using Excel software. These strategies integrate the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Cognitive Absorption Theory to address systemic barriers. The proposed academic administration approaches encompass three core dimensions: 1) Tiered technical training (early-career teachers, mid-career teachers, veteran teachers), 2) Ethics governance and cognitive reinforcement (mandatory courses, AI detection systems), 3) Resource synergy (digital resource centers, cross-departmental collaboration).