(A)comparative study and analysis of the library skills of American and foreign students at the University of Michigan

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS = ⅱ
• LIST OF TABLES = ⅴ
• LIST OF FIGURES = ⅷ
• LIST OF APPENDICES = ⅹ
• CHAPTER Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION = 1
• Background of the Study = 4
• Purpose of the Study = 25
• Statement of the Problem = 26
• Study Objectives = 27
• Hypotheses = 27
• Research Questions = 28
• Assumptions = 28
• Definition of Terms = 29
• Significance of the Study = 30
• Limitations of the Study = 32
• Notes to Chapter Ⅰ = 34
• CHAPTER Ⅱ. REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH = 42
• Foreign Students' Needs = 42
• Foreign Students' Attitudes = 45
• Academic Achievement = 48
• Orientation = 50
• Bibliographic Instruction = 55
• User Studies = 60
• Perceptions of Libraries & Librarians = 63
• Notes to Chapter Ⅱ = 65
• CHAPTER Ⅲ. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY = 70
• Data Collection Techniques = 71
• Questionnaire Construction = 73
• Validity = 78
• Reliability = 81
• The Pilot Study = 83
• Identification of the Population = 84
• Data Collection Techniques = 87
• Data Analysis = 87
• Notes to Chapter Ⅲ = 89
• CHAPTER Ⅳ. PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA = 91
• Data Description = 92
• Characteristics of Respondents = 94
• Testing of Hypotheses = 97
• Hypothesis 1 = 97
• Hypothesis 2 = 102
• Hypothesis 3 = 108
• Hypothesis 4a = 114
• Hypothesis 4b = 125
• Frequency of Library Usage = 135
• Current Library Usage Pattern = 136
• Exposure to Library Use Education = 136
• Importance of Library Skills to Academic Studies = 138
• Fluency in the English Language = 138
• Differences／Similarities Among Foreign Students = 138
• Knowledge of U.S. Academic Libraries = 138
• Library Perception = 141
• Perceptions of Librarians = 148
• Previous Experience = 151
• CHAPTER Ⅴ. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS = 154
• Review of the Study = 155
• Findings = 156
• Conclusions = 161
• Implications = 163
• Recommendations = 166
• Suggestions for Further Research = 169
• APPENDICES = 172
• BIBLIOGRAPHY = 203