Information literacy needs and practices in secondary schools in Tanzania: a case study of Arusha region.

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dc.contributor.authorChalula, Saten Julius
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-30T09:09:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:07:59Z
dc.date.available2019-07-30T09:09:56Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:07:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionAvailable in print formen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated information literacy needs and practices in secondary schools. The main objective of the study was to investigate and evaluate information literacy needs and practices in secondary schools in Tanzania. The study was conducted in Arusha Region. It involved four secondary schools in Arusha City. A sample of 204 respondents comprising 160 secondary school students, 40 secondary school teachers and 4 school librarians was used to collect data. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were tools used to collect data. The study findings revealed that secondary school students needed information literacy to enable them search for information that could help them study effectively to pass their examinations. It also showed that secondary school students relied fully on books rather than other information sources like internet because they were not effective and efficient in searching for information. Also results from the study showed that secondary school students lacked information literacy skills. Also students lacked computer application skills. To make information literacy programmes effective, the study recommended that school and public libraries should be established all over the country. Also, computers ought to be purchased for each secondary school to enable students learn and use computers to search for information. The study also recommended that in order to make students study effectively, information literacy skills should be introduced in secondary school curricular either as an independent subject, a topic in a subject or as an orientation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChalula, S. J. (2013). Information literacy needs and practices in secondary schools in Tanzania: a case study of Arusha region. Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/search.aspx?formtype=advanced)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3696
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectInformationen_US
dc.subjectSecondary schoolsen_US
dc.subjectArusha regionen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectInformation literacyen_US
dc.titleInformation literacy needs and practices in secondary schools in Tanzania: a case study of Arusha region.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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