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Title Investigating the influences of context on the information seeking behaviour of first-generation students
Full text http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/25970; http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/25242
Date 2022
Author(s) Du Toit, Gertruida Elizabeth; Du Preez, Madely; Meyer, Hester
Abstract This paper reports on a qualitative study investigating the information seeking behaviour of first-generation students enrolled at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Humanities' Mastering Academic and Professional Skills programme. The purpose is to determine the way in which their socio-economic situations influenced their ability to solve information problems. The target population come from low-income families with low social and cultural capacity in their home environment. A qualitative phenomenological research approach was followed. A purposive convenience sample was drawn from the target population. A total of 17 students participated in the study. Qualitative data analysis procedures were used with inductive reasoning as an open-ended approach. The data were collected using interviews with an open- and close-ended interview schedule. Both contextual (environmental) and personal experiences influence the information seeking behaviour of first-generation students. Information literacy as an intervention served as a catalyst to change the students' information seeking behaviour. An understanding of first-generation students' information seeking behaviour can provide insights for librarians on the way in which to meet these students' information needs. - Peer Reviewed
Subject(s) First-generation students; Higher education; Information literacy; Information seeking behaviour; Person-in-context; University of Johannesburg; 020 Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaften; ddc:020
Language eng
Publisher Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Type of publication conferenceObject; doc-type:conferenceObject; acceptedVersion
Format application/pdf
Rights (CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Identifier urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/25970-3
Repository Berlin - Humboldt University of Berlin
Added to C-A: 2022-09-12;09:30:07