Information Seeking Behavior of Women In Purdah, among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Education
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The study on the Information Seeking Behavior of Women in Purdah, among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Four research questions were raised. These are; What are the sources of information seeking behavior undergraduate students are familiar with, what are the information needs of women in Purdah among undergraduates students in Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, how do women in Purdah among undergraduate students demand for information to meet their needs, and what are the factors militating against the availability and accessibility of information by women in Purdah among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A survey research method was used for the study, a total number of three hundred (300) were drawn as population and one hundred and fifty used as sample size for the study, a questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analyzed and presented using frequency distribution tables and percentages. The summary of the finding among others indicate that: the students are more acquainted with Library staff/course mates, and Web Pages;and the researcher recommend that trained personnel should be on ground to assist the students in the use of information resources in the faculty of Education library, so their information needs could be met.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT. vi
CHAPTER ONE.. 1
INTRODUCTION.. 1
1.1 Background of the Study. 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem.. 3
Research Questions. 6
1.3 Objectives of the Study. 6
1.4 Research Hypothesis. 7
1.5 Significance of the Study. 7
1.6 Scope of the Study. 7
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms. 8
CHAPTER TWO.. 10
LITERATURE REVIEW… 10
2.1 Introduction. 10
2.2 Concept of Information Seeking Behaviour 10
2.2.2 Sources of Information Seeking Behaviour 12
2.2.1 Information Need of Women. 13
2.2.2 Demand for Information of Women in Purdah. 14
2.2.3 Factors Militating against the Availability and Accessibility of Information by Women in Purdah. 15
2.3 Gender and Information Seeking Behaviour 16
2.4 Subject Specialization and Information Seeking Behaviour 17
2.5 Concept of Women in Purdah. 18
CHAPTER THREE.. 22
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.. 22
3.1 Introduction. 22
3.2 Research Design. 22
3.3 Population of the Study. 22
3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Technique. 23
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection. 24
3.5.1 Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 24
3.6 Procedures Data Collection. 24
3.7 Procedure for Data Analysis. 25
CHAPTER FOUR.. 26
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION.. 26
4.1 INTODUCTION.. 26
4.2 Data Response Rate. 26
4.4 Distribution of the Respondents by Present level in Faculty of Education. 28
4.3 Data Analysis. 28
4.3.2 Types of Information Need by Women in Purdah. 30
4.3.3 How Women in Purdah Demand for Information to Meet their Needs. 31
4.3.4 Factors Militating against the Availability and Accessibility of Information by Women in Purdah among Undergraduate Students in Faculty of Education. 32
CHARPTER FIVE.. 33
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.. 33
5.1 Introduction. 33
5.2 Summary of the Study. 33
5.3 Summary of the Finding. 33
5.4 Conclusion. 34
5.5 Recommendations. 35
BIBLIOGRAPHY.. 36
APPENDIX I………………………………………………………………………..………………41
APPENDIX II 42
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The assessment of information seeking behaviour by undergraduate student is vital in supporting them to access and use information resources to meet their required information needs. According to Ajiboye and Tella (2007), information is data that has been processed to be well understood to satisfy the user’s query. They go further in their definition to say that ‘information is data value in planning, decision making and evaluation of any programme. KOC University Library Glossary (2014) see information as data presented in readily comprehensible form, to which meaning has been attributed within a context for its use. In a more dynamic sense, the message is conveyed by the use of a medium of communication or expression. Bruce (2005) states that, “information plays a significant role in our daily professional and personal lives and we are constantly challenged to take charge of the information that we need for work, fun and everyday decisions and tasks.
Wilson (2000) posited that information needs are influenced by a variety of factors such as the range of information sources available, the uses to which the information will be put, the background, motivation, professional orientation and individual characteristics of the user. While other factors according to Oshiname (2009), are the socio-political, economic, legal and regulatory. There must be a need that would prompt an individual to engage in information seeking. Information Need is an innate desire that prompt an individual leading to a search for information.
Purdah exists as a viable institution among the Muslims population as we have in other parts of the world. As a consequence of purdah system, a woman is allowed to see only her biological sons, brothers, uncle and husband, or any other relation in position of trust. She cannot even go to mosque to pray, and must wear veil if she must go outside the house. This practice is more popular among the Northern Nigerian, because they are predominantly Muslim. Literarily, purdah means curtain or veil and refers to carious modes of shielding women from other sight. It can also refer to the veiling or covering of the entire body. According to (Naim 2004), purdah is a practice of the seclusion of women inside their homes. In this sense, seclusion means restrictions on women’s movement outside the home.However, part II of the Nigerian Constitution guarantee education for all citizens without barrier coupled with international instrument which Nigeria are signatory to and has adopted. The UNESCO declaration Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015.Also going by the result of 2005 population census conducted in Nigeria indicating more women in the Northern part of Nigeria than other parts, this translate that we are having more married women in the North than other parts, hence possibility of having an army of uneducated women in purdah in the Northern part of Nigeria lacking access to functional education which is a violation of many of both the international treaties (UNESCO, African Charter on Human and People Rights), and part II of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution.
Undergraduates have a lot of information needs which prompted their demand for
information. When undergraduates are searching for information to meet their needs, they use different sources of information. Chinedu (2009) defines information sources as the materials or means through which information can be found to meet a particular need. Case (2002) defines information seeking as a conscious effort to acquire information in response to a need or gap in your knowledge. Information seeking behaviour is a key concept in Library and information science profession. Bruce (2005) defined information behaviour as the study of how people need, seek, give and use information in different contexts, including the workplace and everyday living. According to Bukenya (2004), information seeking behaviour is the way people go about searching for information. They also observed that students’ information seeking behaviour involves purposeful information seeking as a result of the need to complete course assignments, prepare for class discussions, seminars, workshops, and write final-year research papers. Information seeking behaviour is expressed in various forms, from reading printed material to research and experimentation (Bhatti, 2008).Information-seeking behaviour remains a key research area; academic librarians around the world strive to understand the information needs of undergraduate students and ways of satisfy these needs. Ossai-onah (2013) posit that though there seems to exist many reasons and sources of information to the information user, the university library occupies a central position in the information seeking process of undergraduate students in Nigerian universities. Undergraduate students’ information seeking behavior was considered the biggest problem to be investigated. Most undergraduate students find it difficult to locate the right sources of information to meet their needs and without adequate information succeeding academically would be a great challenge.This study is therefore aimed at determining information seeking behavior of women in purdah among undergraduate’s students with a view to improving their academic performance.
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