The information behavior of a new generation : children and teens in the 21st century /

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 chap...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Beheshti, Jamshid, 1952- (Editor), Large, J. A. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
Subjects:	Information behavior. Information literacy. Human information processing in children. Children > Effect of technological innovations on. Teenagers > Effect of technological innovations on. Internet and children. Internet and teenagers. Technology and children. Technology and youth.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Andrew Large and Jamshid Beheshti
1. Concepts, propositions, models and theories in information behavior research / Charles Cole
2. Cognitive development and information behavior / James P. Byrnes and Matthew L. Bernacki
3. Information literacy / Leanne Bowler and Valerie Nesset
4. Everyday life information behavior of young people / June Abbas and Denise E. Agosto
5. Digital age libraries and youth: learning labs, literacy leaders, radical resources / Eliza T. Dresang
6. Youth and online social networking: what do we know so far? / Denise E. Agosto and June Abbas
7. Gaming and virtual environments / Giovanni Vincenti
8. Everyday life information in support of enhanced quality of life for young adults with intellectual disabilities / Dana Hanson-Baldauf
9. Defining the line on cyber-bullying : how youth encounter and distribute demeaning information / Shaheen Shariff
10. Systems / Jamshid Beheshti and Andrew Large
11. The future / Jamshid Beheshti and Andrew Large.