Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia

Purpose – This study is an attempt to understand the reading habits and attitudes of the Bachelor of IT students and the Bachelor of Arts students from the International Islamic University Malaysia. The study also aims to explore these differences in terms of gender. Design/methodology/approach – Th...

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Main Authors: Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim, Amelia, Hasan
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Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007
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spelling ump-52018-01-17T03:40:59Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5/ Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim Amelia, Hasan Z665 Library Science. Information Science LB2300 Higher Education BF Psychology Purpose – This study is an attempt to understand the reading habits and attitudes of the Bachelor of IT students and the Bachelor of Arts students from the International Islamic University Malaysia. The study also aims to explore these differences in terms of gender. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a survey approach in collecting the data. The population of the study was the undergraduate students from two academic faculties at the university. The faculties were Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) (IT-based) and Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Science (KIRKH) (arts-based). Based on the 400 sample drawn, 127 responses were received from the survey. Findings – The study finds that the web site is seen as an increasingly important reading source.Significant differences exist between academic programs and types of reading materials and reading resources particularly use the web sites. Some differences in reading habits and attitudes were also observed between male and female participants. Research limitations/implications – Limitations in this study are related to the small sample size, the inclusion of only two academic faculties, and the limited amount of variables studied. Practical implications – In general, the findings of the study should assist the University authority, especially the library and the computing department, to look into service matters pertaining to accommodating the reading as well as the studying habits of the student. Originality/value – The pattern of reading, as is known from the past, may not be the same as reading as it is known today or in the future. Research in reading habits needs to be further updated by including current advancement in ICT, where the technology has enabled reading to be more timely and somewhat non-linear by using devices such as computers, PDAs and wireless phones without the presence of any printed document. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5/1/Reading_habits_and_attitude_at_digital_age_-_amelia_2.pdf Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim and Amelia, Hasan (2007) Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia. The Electronic Library, 25 (3). pp. 285-298. ISSN 0264-0473 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/02640470710754805 DOI 10.1108/02640470710754805
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LB2300 Higher Education
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Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim
Amelia, Hasan
Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
description Purpose – This study is an attempt to understand the reading habits and attitudes of the Bachelor of IT students and the Bachelor of Arts students from the International Islamic University Malaysia. The study also aims to explore these differences in terms of gender. Design/methodology/approach – The study used a survey approach in collecting the data. The population of the study was the undergraduate students from two academic faculties at the university. The faculties were Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) (IT-based) and Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Science (KIRKH) (arts-based). Based on the 400 sample drawn, 127 responses were received from the survey. Findings – The study finds that the web site is seen as an increasingly important reading source.Significant differences exist between academic programs and types of reading materials and reading resources particularly use the web sites. Some differences in reading habits and attitudes were also observed between male and female participants. Research limitations/implications – Limitations in this study are related to the small sample size, the inclusion of only two academic faculties, and the limited amount of variables studied. Practical implications – In general, the findings of the study should assist the University authority, especially the library and the computing department, to look into service matters pertaining to accommodating the reading as well as the studying habits of the student. Originality/value – The pattern of reading, as is known from the past, may not be the same as reading as it is known today or in the future. Research in reading habits needs to be further updated by including current advancement in ICT, where the technology has enabled reading to be more timely and somewhat non-linear by using devices such as computers, PDAs and wireless phones without the presence of any printed document.
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author Nor Shahriza , Abdul Karim
Amelia, Hasan
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Amelia, Hasan
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title Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
title_short Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
title_full Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
title_fullStr Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Reading Habits And Attitude In The Digital Age: Analysis Of Gender And Academic Program Differences In Malaysia
title_sort reading habits and attitude in the digital age: analysis of gender and academic program differences in malaysia
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate 2007
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5/
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