TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between digital literacy and heutagogy learning
T2 - a pilot study among college students in Indonesia
AU - Mannan, Endang Fitriyah
AU - Nurpratama, Muhammad Rifky
AU - Shuhidan, Shamila Mohamed
AU - Masrek, Mohamad Noorman
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey and contributed their ideas and thoughts to this research, especially students who volunteered their time to answer the questionnaire. The authors thank the Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia and the Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Funding Information:
Funding Statement: The study was supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Education (2021 DRPM Grant), and the authors like to thank the Universitas Airlangga for the generous support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Purpose: This study aims to describe digital literacy (DL) and heutagogy and examine the relationship between the two. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a quantitative approach using a survey method. The respondents were students at a college in Indonesia. The respondents were students at a college in Indonesia. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed to students via a Google form. Furthermore, the data were processed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings: From a demographic profile, the study describes that students choose Google to search for information rather than to the library, the most used gadget is a smartphone, the average access to information is 2–7 h per day and the purpose of information access is to do assignments. The results of the statistical tests show there is a relationship between heutagogy learning and DL. Research limitations/implications: This study will help policymakers to develop DL in a vocational school. Originality/value: This research will contribute to the improvement and implementation of heutagogy learning emphasis on a DL case study in Indonesia. This research can assist policymakers in preparing DL skills in heutagogy learning in vocational school. This research will add new literature, methodology and framework on heutagogy learning and DL to library and information management field.
AB - Purpose: This study aims to describe digital literacy (DL) and heutagogy and examine the relationship between the two. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a quantitative approach using a survey method. The respondents were students at a college in Indonesia. The respondents were students at a college in Indonesia. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed to students via a Google form. Furthermore, the data were processed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings: From a demographic profile, the study describes that students choose Google to search for information rather than to the library, the most used gadget is a smartphone, the average access to information is 2–7 h per day and the purpose of information access is to do assignments. The results of the statistical tests show there is a relationship between heutagogy learning and DL. Research limitations/implications: This study will help policymakers to develop DL in a vocational school. Originality/value: This research will contribute to the improvement and implementation of heutagogy learning emphasis on a DL case study in Indonesia. This research can assist policymakers in preparing DL skills in heutagogy learning in vocational school. This research will add new literature, methodology and framework on heutagogy learning and DL to library and information management field.
KW - College student
KW - Developing countries
KW - Digital literacy
KW - Heutagogy learning
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U2 - 10.1108/LM-06-2022-0062
DO - 10.1108/LM-06-2022-0062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85158869965
SN - 0143-5124
JO - Library Management
JF - Library Management
ER -