Native American Student Experiences of the Academic Library

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...

Selecting Success Criteria: Experiences with an Academic Library Catalogue

Multiple methods exist for evaluating search systems; ranging from more user-oriented approaches to those more focused on evaluating system performance. When preparing an evaluation, key questions include: (i) why conduct the evaluation, (ii) what should be evaluated, and (ii) how the evaluation should be conducted. Over recent years there has been more focus on the end users of search systems ...

The Role of the Academic Library in Promoting Student Engagement in Learning

The Role of the Academic Library in Promoting Student Engagement in Learning1

This study examines the nature and value of undergraduate students’ experiences with the academic library. The data represent responses from more than 300,000 students between 1984 and 2002 to the Col­ lege Student Experiences Questionnaire. Although library use did not appear to make independent contributions to desirable outcomes of college, such experiences were related to important educatio...