Researchers of Tomorrow: the research behaviour of Generation Y doctoral students
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researchers-of-tomorrowFINAL.pdf
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7.3 MB
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Resource type
Research report
Date published
2012
Abstract
In 2009, the British Library and JISC commissioned the three-year Researchers of Tomorrow study, focusing on the information-seeking and research behaviour of doctoral students in ‘Generation Y’, born between 1982 and 1994 and not ‘digital natives’. Over 17,000 doctoral students from more than 70 higher education institutions participated in the three annual surveys, which were complemented by a longitudinal student cohort study.
Researchers of Tomorrow is the longest and most intensive research to date on information-seeking practices and research behaviour among doctoral students. This gives it special significance in terms of the credibility of its findings, and these should be of key interest to a number of different stakeholders in the HE and research sector.
Creator (organisation)
Education for Change
Contributor (organisation)
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
British Library
Jisc
Project(s)
Researchers of Tomorrow
Publisher
British Library
Jisc
Place of publication
London, UK
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In Copyright