Young people's conceptions of political information: Insights into information experiences and implications for intervention
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Purpose: This paper explores young people’s conceptions of political information. The study sought to identify what political information sources young people encounter, how they construe these sources and the messages they communicate, and how the information experiences of young people may be better understood to inform information literacy interventions to support the development of political agency.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of Documentation
دوره 73 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017