Approaches to Exploring the Information Worlds of Women Engineering Students

This paper explores the application of two theoretical approaches within Library and Information Science (LIS) literature, and critically reviews them for inclusion within a proposed PhD study. The two approaches are Women’s Ways of Knowing, a model of women’s epistemological development; and intersectional feminism, an inclusive and holistic approach to feminist research. The paper outlines both concepts, presents a critical literature review of their application in LIS research, and identifies their potential future use both within the proposed PhD study, and within LIS research more broadly.