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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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179543

Information seeking behavior of primary school teachers in Estonia

an exploratory study

Sirje Virkus Marit Mathiesen

pp. 317-328

Abstract

The aim of the study was to explore Estonian primary school teachers' information seeking behaviour, the sources and tools they use to find and evaluate information, the challenges they face and their usage of libraries. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. Fiftyfour primary school teachers in Estonia participated in this study. The study contributes to the understanding of information behavior of primary school teachers and identifies the main problems and challenges they face.

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Kurbanolu Serap, Boustany Joumana, Grassian Esther, Mizrachi Diane, Roy Loriene (2019) Information literacy in everyday life: 6th European conference, ecil 2018, oulu, finland, september 24–27, 2018, revised selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 317-328

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-13472-3_30

Full citation:

Virkus Sirje, Mathiesen Marit (2019) „Information seeking behavior of primary school teachers in Estonia: an exploratory study“, In: S. Kurbanolu, J. Boustany, E. Grassian, D. Mizrachi & L. Roy (eds.), Information literacy in everyday life, Dordrecht, Springer, 317–328.