שימוש ברפרט ככלי להוראה וללמידה בחינוך הגבוה

This article seeks to describe various ways of using the library research paper (LRP) as a teaching and learning tool in higher education, to understand its significance for both lecturers and students, and to assess its ability to enhance learning. Research participants consisted of 49 lecturers and 214 of their MA students. The research comprised two stages: the quantitative, which served to focus on the phenomenon and the qualitative, which involved the interpretation and explanation of the phenomenon. The lecturers, who served as the participants during the quantitative stage, mentioned both the advantages of LRP (its contribution to improved learning) and its disadvantages (the complexity of preparing the LRP process). During the qualitative stage, whose participants consisted of the students, the LRP perception was revealed to be the integration between the lecturers' vision and approach (the teaching style) and the students' approach and understanding (the learning style). The comparison between the students' expectations of the LRP and the lecturers' attitudes toward it has revealed various ways to coordinate between learning and teaching styles in order to enhance learning and facilitate the learning process.