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Using Time-line Methodology for Finding Adult Student College Selection Information Behaviors: An Exploratory Study of the Methodology. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Peek, Robin P.; Goldstein, Andrew S. – 1991
This exploratory study examined the college search processes of 25 non-traditional adult students at two central New York State community colleges. Using a modified time-line interview, a method developed in communication and information sciences, the researchers found that the college student's choice process was significantly different for the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Choice, Decision Making, Evaluative Thinking
Dissemination and Use of Information by Psychology Faculty and Graduate Students: Implications for Bibliographic Instruction.
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Thaxton, Lyn – Research Strategies, 1985
Reports study of communication patterns of students and faculty in Psychology department at Georgia State University. Topics covered include pertinence of Garvey's model of information dissemination, methods of information exchange, practicing clinicians and research, research requirements for students, library use among graduate students, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication (Thought Transfer), Graduate Students, Higher Education
Information, Mass Media Use, and the Working Poor.
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Chatman, Elfreda A. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Fifty women enrolled in an urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program were interviewed about their use of the mass media and the public library for useful information, preferences in the use of mass media, and their attitudes about source credibility. A 23-item interview guide is appended. (25 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Credibility, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Information Needs