PATTERNS OF ADULT INFORMATION SEEKING.

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Main Authors: PARKER, EDWIN B., AND OTHERS
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1966
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author PARKER, EDWIN B.
AND OTHERS
author_facet PARKER, EDWIN B.
AND OTHERS
PARKER, EDWIN B.
AND OTHERS
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contents PATTERNS OF ADULT INFORMATION SEEKING. PARKER, EDWIN B. AND OTHERS Adult Education Behavior Patterns Interviews Library Services Mass Media Reading Materials Surveys INSTRUMENTAL INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG ADULTS WAS STUDIED TO DETERMINE "WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE SEEK WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION THROUGH WHAT CHANNELS." INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 1,869 ADULTS WHO WERE ASKED ABOUT (1) THEIR USE OF ADULT EDUCATION, MASS MEDIA, AND INTERPERSONAL INFORMATION SOURCES, AND (2) THEIR METHODS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION IN SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS - BUSINESS-FINANCIAL, HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION, RELIGION, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OCCUPATIONS, HOMEMAKING, AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. RESPONSES WERE TABULATED BY AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, INCOME, AND LENGTH OF COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. THE FINDINGS INDICATED THE WAYS THE INFORMATION SOURCE USED VARIES WITH EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, OCCUPATION, AND KIND OF DATA SOUGHT. (AL)
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spellingShingle PATTERNS OF ADULT INFORMATION SEEKING.
PARKER, EDWIN B.
AND OTHERS
Adult Education
Behavior Patterns
Interviews
Library Services
Mass Media
Reading Materials
Surveys
PATTERNS OF ADULT INFORMATION SEEKING. PARKER, EDWIN B. AND OTHERS Adult Education Behavior Patterns Interviews Library Services Mass Media Reading Materials Surveys INSTRUMENTAL INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG ADULTS WAS STUDIED TO DETERMINE "WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE SEEK WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION THROUGH WHAT CHANNELS." INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 1,869 ADULTS WHO WERE ASKED ABOUT (1) THEIR USE OF ADULT EDUCATION, MASS MEDIA, AND INTERPERSONAL INFORMATION SOURCES, AND (2) THEIR METHODS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION IN SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS - BUSINESS-FINANCIAL, HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION, RELIGION, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OCCUPATIONS, HOMEMAKING, AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. RESPONSES WERE TABULATED BY AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, OCCUPATION, INCOME, AND LENGTH OF COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. THE FINDINGS INDICATED THE WAYS THE INFORMATION SOURCE USED VARIES WITH EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, OCCUPATION, AND KIND OF DATA SOUGHT. (AL)
title PATTERNS OF ADULT INFORMATION SEEKING.
topic Adult Education
Behavior Patterns
Interviews
Library Services
Mass Media
Reading Materials
Surveys
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED010294