Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho

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dc.contributor.authorBitso, Constance
dc.contributor.authorFourie, Ina
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-26T08:38:41Z
dc.date.available2014-11-26T08:38:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. This paper reports a study on information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho based on their experiences during teaching practice. It is part of a larger doctoral study on information needs and information-seeking patterns of secondary level geography teachers in Lesotho. Method. The study used a questionnaire survey of the prospective geography teachers, which yielded a 74.2% (46/62) response rate. Analysis. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to provide descriptive statistics. Results. It was found that the scope of the information needed by prospective geography teachers covers content that has to be delivered in class, teaching methods, educational policies and learners’ assessment. Various styles of information-seeking such as collaborative and serendipitous were used. The teachers experienced a lack of information sources at schools. They preferred traditional information sources such as books, personal knowledge and other teachers in host schools. Modern electronic sources such as the internet were hardly used, probably due to unavailability and teachers’ limited information literacy skills. Conclusion. Realising the value of information in learning and teaching, more needs to be done to improve availability of information resources and teachers’ information literacy skills in least developed countries such as Lesotho.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBitso, C., & Fourie, I. (2014). Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho. <i>Information Research</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9785en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBitso, Constance, and Ina Fourie "Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho." <i>Information Research</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9785en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBitso, C., Fourie, I. 2014. Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho. Information Research.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1368-1613en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Bitso, Constance AU - Fourie, Ina AB - Introduction. This paper reports a study on information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho based on their experiences during teaching practice. It is part of a larger doctoral study on information needs and information-seeking patterns of secondary level geography teachers in Lesotho. Method. The study used a questionnaire survey of the prospective geography teachers, which yielded a 74.2% (46/62) response rate. Analysis. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to provide descriptive statistics. Results. It was found that the scope of the information needed by prospective geography teachers covers content that has to be delivered in class, teaching methods, educational policies and learners’ assessment. Various styles of information-seeking such as collaborative and serendipitous were used. The teachers experienced a lack of information sources at schools. They preferred traditional information sources such as books, personal knowledge and other teachers in host schools. Modern electronic sources such as the internet were hardly used, probably due to unavailability and teachers’ limited information literacy skills. Conclusion. Realising the value of information in learning and teaching, more needs to be done to improve availability of information resources and teachers’ information literacy skills in least developed countries such as Lesotho. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Information Research LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 SM - 1368-1613 T1 - Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho TI - Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9785 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9785
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBitso C, Fourie I. Information-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesotho. Information Research. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9785.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Boråsen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceInformation Researchen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://InformationR.net/ir/19-3/paper637.html
dc.titleInformation-seeking behaviour of prospective geography teachers at the National University of Lesothoen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsinformation-seeking behaviouren_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsinformation needsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsundergraduate studentsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsgeography teachersen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsLesothoen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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