Journal article
Beliefs, attitudes and perceptions about research and practice in a professional field
Library & Information Science Research, Vol.32(4), pp.237-245
2010
Abstract
Using the theory of planned behavior as a theoretical framework, survey data from 121 authors in the professional field of school librarianship (40% of whom were practitioners) were used to identify beliefs about publishing in the field, attitudes to research and publication, perceived social norms and social influences on research and publication, and perceived barriers to research and publication. The journals in which the authors prefer to publish and their reasons for journal choice are also reported. This is the first reported study to specifically address reasons for publication choice in a professional field, and it indicates that relevance to practice is an important consideration, in addition to scholarly rigor, when authors in professional fields consider where to publish their research. The views and motivations of full professors, other researchers and practitioner-authors were surprisingly similar, although practitioners—who had less research preparation than researchers—were less confident about their ability to conduct and write-up research. Additionally, researchers other than full professors, and practitioners, reported that the encouragements of peers and supervisors or senior colleagues were important social influences for research and publication.
Details
- Title
- Beliefs, attitudes and perceptions about research and practice in a professional field
- Authors/Creators
- J.E. Klobas (Author/Creator) - Bocconi UniversityL.A. Clyde (Author/Creator) - University of Iceland
- Publication Details
- Library & Information Science Research, Vol.32(4), pp.237-245
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005541954507891
- Copyright
- © 2010 Elsevier Inc
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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