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ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?

This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states o...

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Main Authors: Samsuddin, Samsul Farid, Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed
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Published: University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln 2019
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Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/23535/
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spelling my.um.eprints.235352020-01-22T03:29:29Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23535/ ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist? Samsuddin, Samsul Farid Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile age has positive relationship with PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries. The findings are of limited generality due to the small size of the sample. However, the study has implications on the understanding of the acceptance of technology among socioeconomically disadvantaged people towards PYD. The practical implications is the implementation of PYD through ICT usage in local rural libraries instead of other positive places, particularly in terms of local community participation. Data on demographic can be used as evidence of service provision for rural community in the future. © 2019, Library Philosophy and Practice. University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln 2019 Article PeerReviewed Samsuddin, Samsul Farid and Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed (2019) ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist? Library Philosophy and Practice, 2019. p. 3053. ISSN 1522-0222 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6044&context=libphilprac
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topic Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
spellingShingle Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Samsuddin, Samsul Farid
Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed
ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
description This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile age has positive relationship with PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries. The findings are of limited generality due to the small size of the sample. However, the study has implications on the understanding of the acceptance of technology among socioeconomically disadvantaged people towards PYD. The practical implications is the implementation of PYD through ICT usage in local rural libraries instead of other positive places, particularly in terms of local community participation. Data on demographic can be used as evidence of service provision for rural community in the future. © 2019, Library Philosophy and Practice.
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author Samsuddin, Samsul Farid
Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed
author_facet Samsuddin, Samsul Farid
Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed
author_sort Samsuddin, Samsul Farid
title ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
title_short ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
title_full ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
title_fullStr ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
title_full_unstemmed ICT usage at rural libraries: Does positive youth development exist?
title_sort ict usage at rural libraries: does positive youth development exist?
publisher University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/23535/
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