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ERIC Number: ED622089
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1308-5581
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Information-Seeking Behaviour of Parents of Students with NDD: A Case Study of Parents of Students with Intellectual Disability
Eseadi, Chiedu; Amedu, Amos Nnaemeka; Victor-Aigbodion, Vera
Online Submission, International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE) v14 n5 p7959-7966 2022
Information is extremely vital for human existence, however, searching for the right information at a particular point in time is quite challenging. In the context of this research, information-seeking behaviour of parents entails the kind of behaviour that parents exhibit in order to have access to the required information for their child with intellectual disability (ID). There is a paucity of literature with respect to information-seeking behaviour of parents of children with ID. The present study intends to close this lacuna by exploring the information-seeking behaviour of parents of students with ID in the Nigerian context. Through a qualitative research approach, six (6) participants who were selected using a purposive sampling technique were studied. The instrument for data collection was a semi-structured interview. Three themes emerged from the data analysis. The study showed that information-seeking behaviour of parents of students with ID is characterised by consulting close family members, friends, professionals, reading books and surfing internet. Therefore, the study established the framework of information-seeking behaviour of parents of students with ID in the Nigerian context.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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