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| Personal Name | Canlas, Rich Andrew C. |
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| Resource Title | A study on the factors that affect the library use of Alternative Learning System (ALS) beneficiaries in Tondo and Sta. Cruz |
| Date Issued | April 2013 |
| Abstract | The Alternative Learning system (ALS) has emerged as a great opportunity to the out-of-school population who still still want to graduate up to the secondary level, enabling themselves to advance their respective academic standings. With the program being dynamic and flexible to the beneficiaries, learning should be maximized in order to increase their capability in passing the ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Tests (ALS A&E Tests) hence, library use is important. This study is mainly concerned about the technical and behavioral factors that affect the library use of the ALS beneficiaries. The technical factors considered are the use of other resources, proper library instruction and promotion, and the dependency on modules and the internet. The behavioral factor considered are the individual study habits of the beneficiaries and their interaction with regular students. Other factors such as former educational background and economic status were also included. The researcher used quantitative research methods in order to evaluate the level of the use of library and other resources and the degree of effectiveness of the factors and how they affect or hinder the library use of the beneficiaries. Questionnaires were administered to 137 respondents, who were purposively and conveniently selected, in order to obtain the necessary data for the research, and interviews were conducted with the school administrators, librarians, and ALS instructors in order to obtain information regarding the nature of the ALS program, the beneficiaries, and their library use. The computation of the weighted mean of the factors and sub-factors was used in order to identify which factor really affects or hinders the library use of the beneficiaries, and the results were interpreted with the use of the Likert scale. Correlation and linear regression were also employed so as to quantitatively determine how closely related and how predictable the factors are with respect to the library us |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Library and Information Science |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Libraries and education; Alternative education; Non-formal education; Manila |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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