Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation
This thesis is an in-depth investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of the so-called Net Generation, Generation Y or Millennials. The idea of a Net Generation that is tech-savvy has continued to have resonance with educators, politicians and the general public, in spite of a growing bod...
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Curtin University
2012
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| author | Combes, Barbara A. |
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| description | This thesis is an in-depth investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of the so-called Net Generation, Generation Y or Millennials. The idea of a Net Generation that is tech-savvy has continued to have resonance with educators, politicians and the general public, in spite of a growing body of academic research which has produced evidence to the contrary. Understanding young adults’ information-seeking behaviour is an important first step preparing them for an online future. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-16052017-02-20T06:37:18Z Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation Combes, Barbara A. This thesis is an in-depth investigation into the information-seeking behaviour of the so-called Net Generation, Generation Y or Millennials. The idea of a Net Generation that is tech-savvy has continued to have resonance with educators, politicians and the general public, in spite of a growing body of academic research which has produced evidence to the contrary. Understanding young adults’ information-seeking behaviour is an important first step preparing them for an online future. 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1605 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Combes, Barbara A. Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title | Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title_full | Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title_fullStr | Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title_short | Tech savvy or tech oriented? Information-seeking behaviour and the Net Generation |
| title_sort | tech savvy or tech oriented? information-seeking behaviour and the net generation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1605 |