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| An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part-time and distance-learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning | | Author(s) | Fytton Rowland, Iris Rubbert |
| Journal title | Journal of Documentation, vol 57, no 6, November 2001 |
| Pages | pp 741-762 |
| Keywords | Students ; Universities ; Libraries ; Information technology ; Needs [elderly] ; Adult Education ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The higher education (HE) sector in the UK is responding to government policy on lifelong learning by offering an increasing number of programmes on a part-time and/or distance learning basis for students who can remain in full-time or part-time employment while studying. This article traces the history of adult education with its corresponding study modes, and sets the experiences of students within the wider framework of educational change in the information society. Based on findings from interviews with a large sample of part-time and distance learners, the authors question whether the information gathering practices of this group of students best reflect the pedagogical concept of lifelong learning. Their results show that university libraries considered in their sample often do not cater for the specialised needs of part-time and distance learners, which leads to a substantial increase in use of the Internet and employer resources as a substitute for traditional information channels. Students have major problems coping with the complexity of the World Wide Web (WWW); the authors make recommendations on how to improve existing services in HE. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020107201 A |
| Classmark | XN: V5: US: UVB: IK: GP: 4C |
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