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Download full textLawal, B. O.; Viatonu, Olumuyiwa – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The study investigated students' access to and utilization of some learning resources in selected public and private universities in southwest Nigeria. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 585 (295 public and 290 private) students from 12 (six public and six private) universities in southwest Nigeria. Two instruments--Cost and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Access to Information, Information Utilization
Edet, Itari Paul; Bullem, Anthony Godwin; Okeme, Isaac – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study investigated the extent to which personal factors relate to the utilization of development information in the rural communities of South-South Geo-political Zone, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population comprised all adult male and female rural dwellers from the three out of the six states in the Zone…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Utilization, Rural Development, Influences
Kim, Sung Un – School Library Research, 2015
This researcher sought to examine enablers and inhibitors to English language learner (ELL) students' research process within the framework of Carol C. Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP). At a high school forty-eight ELL students in three classes, an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and a biology teacher participated in the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Research, High School Students, Barriers
PERRONE, PHILIP A. – 1967
OF 18,000 SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONTACTED, 30 PERCENT RESPONDED TO A QUESTIONNAIRE ON OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION MATERIALS. OCCUPATIONAL LITERATURE WAS OBTAINED BY COUNSELORS 80 PERCENT OF THE TIME. ON THE AVERAGE, $178.00 IS AVAILABLE YEARLY FOR THIS PURCHASE. THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAYING MATERIALS ARE DESCRIBED. THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Information Utilization, Occupational Information, Questionnaires
Murray, Frank B. – J Educ Res, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Information Utilization, Questionnaires
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. – 1968
A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO A SAMPLE OF APA MEMBERS WHO WERE AFFILIATED WITH CERTAIN SPECIALIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND A SECOND SAMPLE OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT SO AFFILIATED TO OBTAIN A GENERAL PICTURE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES WITHIN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY. THIS REPORT PRESENTS FINDINGS OF THAT SURVEY UNDER THE HEADINGS--(1) PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Individual Characteristics, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Miller, Mason E.; Sauer, Richard J. – 1973
To determine what might be done to improve "Insect Alerts," which is a newsletter that carries "information on insect biology, abundance, activity and interpretation of control need," put out through the Michigan Cooperative Extension Service 26 weeks a year, a survey was conducted. A mail questionnaire was sent to all 120 county extension…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Entomology, Extension Agents, Information Utilization
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO OBTAIN A GENERAL IDEA OF (1) THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL, (2) THE SOURCES THEY USED IN ORGANIZING THEIR COURSES, AND (3) THE NATURE OF THEIR PREPARATION FOR A SINGLE LECTURE. THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE FACULTIES OF 246 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES THAT…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Professors
Peer reviewedZhang, Yin – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Examines the use of Internet-based electronic resources by library and information science scholars, focusing particularly on how scholars use, cite, and evaluate electronic resources during the research process. Discusses results of longitudinal analyses and surveys that address problems and concerns of scholars. A copy of the survey…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Information Scientists, Information Utilization, Internet
HASKEW, L.D.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO APPRAISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 1961-62 TEXAS INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA PROJECT (TIMP). THREE DISTINCT BUT INTERRELATED SURVEYS WERE INITIATED. SURVEY "A" COLLECTED EVIDENCE ON THE TOTAL IMPACT OF TIMP UPON SCHOOL PRACTICES AND STUDENTS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION. SURVEY "B" WAS CONDUCTED…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Educational Programs, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedFolster, Mary B. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Reports the results of a survey that examined social science researchers' preferred sources of information and the homogeneity of the group in their use of information sources. Information sources discussed include citation, abstracts, and indexes; journals; consults and conferences; book reviews; library staff, tools, and services; and private…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Questionnaires
Lake, Celinda C.; Harper, Pat Callbeck – 1987
This book presents hands-on information on how to plan, administer, and analyze opinion polls. Guidance is also offered on how to make this strategy accessible to public interest groups. Several examples, checklists, warnings of possible pitfalls, and lists of material and human resources occur throughout the chapters. Major sections address the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Study, Community Surveys, Data Collection
Howe, Robert W. – 1986
Several projects were undertaken in 1986 for the purpose of maintaining and improving the ERIC system. This report focuses on one of the projects that involved two surveys of users of the ERIC system and its products. Survey I consisted of a stratified sample of 500 ERIC Standing Order Customers (SOCs). These sites subscribe to the ERIC microfiche…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Information Science, Information Services, Information Utilization
Peer reviewedElturk, Hani – Australian Library Journal, 1985
Reports on project investigating information sources utilized by Arabic speaking migrants in Sydney, Australia. Topics covered include sample (demographic characteristics, language ability, education levels); information needs categorized by respondents' sex and education level; frequency of use of information sources by sex; and use of media and…
Descriptors: Arabs, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Services
Peer reviewedSutton, Ellen D.; Bingham, Karen Havill – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1992
Reports on a study which compared serials use by and serials use behavior of psychologists at the University of Illinois, Urban Champaign (UIUC), to published national rankings and an earlier study at UIUC. It is concluded that locally collected data, citation analysis, and qualitative and quantitative analyses are all needed for collection…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Faculty, Higher Education
