From "Scuba Diving" to "Jet Skiing"? Information Behavior, Political Science, and the Google Generation

Autor/in	Thornton, Stephen
Titel	From "Scuba Diving" to "Jet Skiing"? Information Behavior, Political Science, and the Google Generation
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 6 (2010) 4, S.353-368 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Internet; Access to Information; Corporations; Search Engines; Information Management; Age Groups; Influence of Technology; Learning Processes; Educational Quality; Scholarship; Figurative Language; Political Science; Role; Democracy; Information Literacy; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unternehmen; Suchmaschine; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Learning process; Lernprozess; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Scholarships; Stipendium; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Rollen; Demokratie; Informationskompetenz; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	It is often suggested that the swift arrival of a world shaped by information superabundance--symbolized by the astonishing growth in popularity of the digital search engine Google--has changed the manner in which many learn. A particular concern of some is the perception that younger people have turned away from books and long articles and have taken to regarding the Internet uncritically as the fount of all knowledge. This anxiety has been reflected with recent growth in literature about the so-called "Google generation," in which it assumed that changes in the manner in which young people access information will necessitate major reforms to the higher education system. This article will examine these claims and will present findings--from the United Kingdom and United States--that suggest a more nuanced picture of this particular cohort of students than has sometimes been presented. This will be followed by recommendations that have been made to address some remaining issues, particularly those pertinent to students of political science. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10