Kompetencje dorosłych Polaków związane z poszukiwaniem informacji przez internet. Znaczenie kontekstu społecznego
The competences of adult Poles related to online information search: understanding the context

Summary/Abstract: Studies suggest that the level of competences adult Poles have related to the use of new technologies in different areas of life is relatively low. In my article, I wish to analyse this phenomenon and its root causes using the results of my own research work. Over the last two years, I have carried out a qualitative study (survey by questionnaire) and a qualitative one (in-depth interview) focusing on adult Poles’ practices as regards Internet use in search of information. In both cases, my respondents were asked, inter alia, how they assessed their competences necessary to perform information search via Internet, what problems related to the process they encountered most frequently and who, if anyone, assisted them in looking for information on the Web. In the interview,I also asked how they acquired their competences. Before moving on to discuss the results of my research, I shall first introduce the notion of online information search competences as well as the social context in which Poles aged 30–50 acquired them.

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