Open AccessInformation Needs and Information Seeking Behaviours of Elementary and Middle School Social Studies and Cultural Heritage Teachers in Taiwan
Author(s) -
ShuChiuan Chang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7619
Subject(s) - information seeking , information needs , cultural heritage , data collection , psychology , qualitative research , qualitative property , social needs , information seeking behavior , information behavior , mathematics education , medical education , sociology , computer science , social science , world wide web , political science , library science , medicine , health care , machine learning , law
Employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches, this study seeks to systematically analyze the information needs, seeking, and use behaviors of elementary and middle school social studies and cultural heritage teachers in Taiwan, and to relate the findings to digital library system design. In-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys were used for data collection. Data was analyzed qualitatively and statistically in order to answer a number of questions regarding: the information needs for teaching social studies courses, information seeking and collecting behaviors, difficulties encountered while searching for information for teaching, factors influencing information needs and seeking behaviors, and teacher expectations of educational websites covering related subjects. Our results suggest practical applications and implications for education policy makers and library system designers.