The information behavior of a new generation : children and teens in the 21st century / edited by Jamshid Beheshti and Andrew Large.

Has the information behavior of children and youth changed significantly over the last two decades? This book attempts to answer this question from a variety of viewpoints. 13 researchers from educational psychology, computer science, education, and information studies have contributed to eleven cha...

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Other Authors: Beheshti, Jamshid, 1952- (Editor), Large, J. A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Concepts, propositions, models and theories in information behavior research / Charles Cole
  • Cognitive development and information behavior / James P. Byrnes & Matthew L. Bernacki
  • Information literacy / Leanne Bowler & Valerie Nesset
  • Everyday life information behavior of young people / June Abbas & Denise E. Agosto
  • Digital age libraries and youth : learning labs, literacy leaders, radical resources / Eliza T. Dresang
  • Youth and online social networking : what do we know so far? / Denise E. Agosto & June Abbas
  • Gaming and virtual environments / Giovanni Vincenti
  • Everyday life information in support of enhanced quality of life for young adults with intellectual disabilities / Dana Hanson-Baldauf
  • Defining the line on cyber-bullying : how youth encounter and distribute demeaning information / Shaheen Shariff
  • Systems / Jamshid Beheshti & Andrew Large
  • The future / Jamshid Beheshti & Andrew Large.