dmin research behaviors, 2008 and 2011
DESCRIPTION
I became interested in the research behavior of Doctor of Ministry students in 2007. I designed a survey and administered it in October 2008 and again in October 2011. There was one additional question for which I have only 2011 responses. It has to do with e-book preferences.TRANSCRIPT
DMin Research
Comparative Survey
2008 and 2011
DMin Research
Demographics
Response Percentage
• 2008 Dmin– Total Headcount = 119– Responses = 33• 28%
• 2011 Dmin– Total Headcount = 112– Responses = 52• 46%
Age
<25 25-35 35-45 45-55 >550
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
DMin 2008DMin 2011
Gender
Female Male0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
DMin 2008 Total = 33DMin 2011 Total = 52
DMin Research
Library Instruction
Library Instruction(Check all that Apply)
The librarian gave our whole class instruction
When I spent time with the librarian one-on-one at the
library.
Through email or chat or by telephone with the librarian.
I have not received any library instruction.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
DMin 2008DMin 2011
DMin Research
Research in General
I Get Frustrated Doing Research
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
DMin 2008DMin 2011
I Have a Hard Time Doing Research
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
DMin 2008DMin 2011
Time is a Factor When I Do Research
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
DMin 2008DMin 2011
I Do Not Have Enough Time To Do Research
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When Doing Research, I Have A Hard Time…(Check all that Apply)
Knowing what sources to use Knowing how to search these sources Knowing how to identify "good" sources0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
DMin 2008DMin 2011
My Research Is Good Enough When(Check all that Apply)
I fulfill t
he req
uiremen
t of th
e assi
gnmen
t.
My pro
fesso
r appro
ves m
y biblio
graphy.
I am sa
tisfied
that
I hav
e cove
red th
e subjec
t.
I cannot fi
nd any m
ore books
or arti
cles o
n the s
ubject.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need To Do Research, I Begin With Google
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
DMin 2008DMin 2011
DMin Research
Finding Books
When I Need Books For Research, I Begin With Google Books
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need Books For Research, I Begin With Foxtrax
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need Books For Research, I Begin With Amazon
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need Books For Research, I Begin With A Retail Outlet
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
10
20
30
40
50
60
DMin 2008DMin 2011
DMin Research
Finding Articles
I Have Trouble Finding Articles About My Topic
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need Articles, I Begin With Google
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
DMin 2008DMin 2011
When I Need Articles, I Begin With A GFU Provided Database
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
DMin 2008DMin 2011
I Know How To Get an Article That Is Not Available Full Text
DMin 2008 DMin 20110
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
TRUEFALSE
I Know How To Get An Article Using ILL
DMin 2008 DMin 20110
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
TRUEFALSE
If An Article Is Not Full Text, I Don’t Want It
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
DMin 2008DMin 2011
I Am Willing To Photocopy Articles I Find On The Shelf
Always Frequently Sometimes Rarely Never0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
DMin 2008DMin 2011
An Article Is “Peer Reviewed” When
One of m
y clas
smate
s/colle
agues
has rev
iewed
my b
ibliogra
phy.
The a
rticle
was
review
ed by o
ther sch
olars b
efore
publication.
My pro
fesso
r has
appro
ved th
e arti
cle to
inclu
de in m
y biblio
graphy.
The a
rticle
got r
eview
ed in
someth
ing like
the N
ew Yo
rk Tim
es.
None of th
e above
.0
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DMin 2008DMin 2011