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| Personal Name | Ortego, Shealtiel Wahini P. |
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| Resource Title | A study on the information needs and information-seeking behavior of rural women in Northern Samar |
| Date Issued | May 2018 |
| Abstract | Information plays an important role in every human activity, and if used properly, could bring about development and change in an individual's life and in the society. This explains why access to information among all people regardless of socioeconomic and cultural background should be promoted. It bears stressing that people belonging to the disadvantaged sectors of the society such as ethnic minorities and rural dwellers are particularly susceptible to disparities in accessing information. Hence, information services should be provided and brought closer to these underserved sectors of the society. The most practical and feasible way to do so is to tailor-fit information services to the communities information needs and base it on their information-seeking behavior. This study is conducted along this vein. Specifically, this study sought to determine the information needs and information-seeking behavior, along with the inquiry into the challenges that the rural women of Northern Samar are facing in finding the information that they need. This study utilized the qualitative research paradigm, with focus group discussions as the main method for the collection of data. In general, the findings of the study revealed that because of their societal roles mainly as mothers and household managers, which is evident in most of the participants, the nature of the information they seek directly tied to such roles. The information they require is typically about preventive health care, housekeeping and household maintenance, as well as financial or economic information, which are all oriented towards the welfare of their respective families. Additionally, socio-economic and environmental factors proved to have an influence on the information needs of the women as manifested in their information requirements about disaster and economic/ occupation-related matters. With regards to the nature of the information sources that the participants consult, it revealed that int |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Library and Information Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Information need; Information-seeking behavior; Rural women; Northern Samar |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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Access Permission : Open Access