The Silent Consumer: Foreign Students in U.K.'s Library and Information Science Programmes.

Ojiambo, Joseph B.

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Silent Consumer: Foreign Students in U.K.'s Library and Information Science Programmes.

Ojiambo, Joseph B.

Education for Information, v10 n4 p257-68 Dec 1992

Examines the relevance of library and information science (LIS) studies in the United Kingdom for students from developing countries. Reasons for studying in the United Kingdom, relevance of the curriculum, student expectations, and characteristics of successful students are covered; and three approaches to LIS studies for foreign students are discussed. (12 references) (KRN)

Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Developing Nations, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Information Science Education, Relevance (Education), Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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