TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Approval Page ii
Certification Page iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgements v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
Abstract xii
CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION 1
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 13
Purpose of the Study 15
Research Questions 15
Hypotheses 16
Significance of the Study 16
Scope of the Study 17
CHAPTER TWO : LITERATURE REVIEW 19
Conceptual Framework 20
Concept of Scholarly communication 20
Concept of Knowledge Generation 24
Concept of Knowledge Communication 32
Crisis in Scholarly Communication 34
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
and Scholarly Communication 36
Challenges to ICT use for Scholarly Communication 43
Demographic Factors Affecting ICT Use 45
Theoretical Framework 48
Theories of knowledge Generation 48
Theories of knowledge communication 52
Empirical Studies 57
Studies on ICT Literacy skills 57
Studies on ICT use and Scholarly Communication 58
Studies on Disciplinary Culture and ICT use 62
Studies on Gender and ICT use 63
Studies on Academic Rank and ICT use 65
Summary of Literature Review 67
CHAPTER THREE : RESEARCH METHODS 69
Research Design 69
Area of the Study 69
Population 70
Sample and Sampling Techniques 70
Instrument for Data Collection 72
Validation of the Instrument 73
Reliability of the Instrument 73
Procedure for Data Collection 75
Method of Data Analysis 75
CHAPTER FOUR : PRESENTATION OF DATA 77
CHAPTER FIVE : DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 110
Discussion of Findings 110
Implications of the Study 120
Recommendations 122
Suggestions for Further Study 123
Limitations of the Study
Conclusion
REFERENCES 127
APPENDICES 139
LIST OT TABLES
Tables
5 Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation According to Disciplines 80
Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication According to Disciplines 80
7 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Result of Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation among the various Disciplines 82
8 Multiple Comparisons of Different Disciplines and Level of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation Using Tukey HSD 84
9 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Result of the Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication among the various Disciplines 85
10 Multiple Comparisons of Different Disciplines and Level of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication Using Tukey HSD 87
11 ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Gender 88
12 ICT Use for Knowledge Communication by Gender 89
13 t-test for Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Gender 91
14 t-test for Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication by Gender 93
15 ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Academic Rank 95
16 ICT Use for Knowledge Communication by Academic Rank 96
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