A Preliminary Methodology, and a Cautionary Tale, for Determining How Students Seek Research Help Online

Autor/in	Pellegrino, Catherine
Titel	A Preliminary Methodology, and a Cautionary Tale, for Determining How Students Seek Research Help Online
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 14 (2014) 2, S.187-196 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
DOI	10.1353/pla.2014.0000
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Help Seeking; Online Courses; Information Seeking; Academic Libraries; Ethnography; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Research Design; Pilot Projects; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Online course; Online-Kurs; Informationserschließung; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Ethnografie; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Forschungsdesign; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt
Abstract	This article reports on a pilot study to examine undergraduate students' help-seeking behavior when undertaking library research in online courses. A novel methodology incorporating elements of ethnographic research resulted in a small, but rich and detailed, collection of qualitative data. The data suggest that the methodology has promise for future, larger studies on students in online learning environments. The article includes a detailed discussion of the methodology's strengths and weaknesses, and offers recommendations for modifications that will improve the research design. (As Provided).
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