Everyday life information seeking behaviour of urban homeless youth

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dc.contributor.authorMarkwei, Evelyn D.
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of British Columbia, The Faculty of Graduate Studies (Library, Archival and Information Studies)
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-18T17:38:45Z
dc.date.available2013-04-18T17:38:45Z
dc.date.copyright2013
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.descriptionThe table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright Acten
dc.description.abstractIn an environment of limited access to information resources, people rely on their social networks to meet their information needs. The findings of this thesis study on homeless youth in Accra, reveal eleven categories participants identify as needing information about: shelter, employment, money, fair wages, respect, security, skills development, justice, health, and education. Preferred sources of information are primarily interpersonal. Other sources are television, radio, print media and libraries. Information seeking patterns include active and passive searching, passive attention, and a heavy reliance on a social network of friends; they tend to work in groups rather than individually.en
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (359 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50959
dc.identifier.urihttps://circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/44049
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAen
dc.subjectSTREET CHILDRENen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectINFORMATION NEEDSen
dc.subjectINFORMATION SOURCESen
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE RESEARCHen
dc.titleEveryday life information seeking behaviour of urban homeless youthen
dc.typeThesisen
idrc.copyright.holderEvelyn D. Markwei
idrc.docdelivhttps://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0058309en
idrc.dspace.accessLimited Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber105938042
idrc.project.number105938
idrc.project.titleIDRC Corporate Awards 2009-2010en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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