A Study of Information-Seeking Behavior of South Florida Non-Traditional College Students

Autor/in	Argov, Sharon R.
Titel	A Study of Information-Seeking Behavior of South Florida Non-Traditional College Students
Quelle	(2017), (153 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-3552-0607-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Information Seeking; Student Behavior; Nontraditional Students; Self Esteem; Library Research; Assignments; Information Literacy; Standards; Access to Information; Legal Problems; Social Problems; Economic Factors; Prior Learning; Phenomenology; Interviews; Student Attitudes; College Students; Protocol Analysis; Online Searching; Technological Literacy; Student Research; Classification; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Informationserschließung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Informationskompetenz; Standard; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Ökonomischer Faktor; Vorkenntnisse; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Collegestudent; Online-Recherche; Technisches Wissen; Studentenforschung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	Sense-making theory involves a sociological/communications science approach to the need of students to make sense of their environment and the information they are seeking to find. With many digital resources to choose from, non-traditional students often have difficulty finding the best resource for their assignments, opting for the easiest path to information. Students must have the skills needed to find and evaluate information. Skills based on the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries Division of the American Library Association include the ability to determine the nature and extent of information needed, access needed information effectively and efficiently, evaluate information and sources critically, understand legal, social and economic issues of information and ethically use that information. A lack of self-confidence to conduct quality library research, and the absence of prior library experience and other factors, weave into the fabric of non-traditional students who need to conduct digital research. Characteristics of non-traditional students may include, being over age 26, working outside the home, first-in-family to attend college, and/or have not had access to digital resources The non-traditional adult student may also experience library anxiety. Exploration of students' research behaviors exists; however studying the behaviors of the non-traditional student has not been isolated. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore how non-traditional students prioritize the information-seeking behavioral tasks within the context typology of The Big Picture, the first step of the research context typology designed by Head and Eisenberg. A phenomenological approach attempted to discover how students draw on resources in an attempt to develop an approach to a research assignment. This study conducted in-depth interviews to capture student experience. The inclusion of think-alouds captured the verbalized thought processes of students as they worked on their assignment. The target population was non-traditional college students enrolled in a university in South Florida. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01