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Dissertation Information for Linda M. Fidler

NAME:
- Linda M. Fidler

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Wisconsin, Madison (USA) (1995)

ADVISORS:
- Darlene Weingand

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Dianne Hopkins
- Charles A. Bunge

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Interactions with faculty, peers, and practitioners in the informal curriculum as predictors of professional identity

Abstract: Professional socialization is the process by which individuals acquire the attitudes, values, beliefs, and behaviors necessary to become a member of a professional group. The socialization process is divided into three phases: anticipatory, formal education, and organizational. Within the formal education phase, three general areas were identified: reference groups, formal and informal curricular activities, and environmental factors such as selection, isolation, sanction, and evaluation.

This study investigated the role of the interaction between masters' students in schools of library and information studies (LIS) and their faculty, peers, and relevant practitioners during the formal education phase but specifically in terms of participation in the activities assigned to the informal curriculum.

Eighty-eight graduating master's students from five LIS programs responded to a two-part questionnaire. Students reported their level of participation in activities of the informal curriculum on the Student Activities Inventory. They also responded to a Professionalism Scale, that determined the level of professional identity the student had acquired by the end of their course of study. Activities of the informal curriculum were assigned to one of the interactions (faculty-interaction, peer-interaction, practitioner-interaction) to determine which group of activities might be used to predict professional identity. Using regression to test the three groups, it was found that only participation in the activities assigned to the peer-interaction could be used to predict professional identity. No single activity was strongly correlated with professional identity.

Interesting descriptive findings included the absolute low numbers of students who report that they did not know if their schools offers many of the activities of the informal curriculum, and if they did know, how few actually participated in these activities.

MPACT Scores for Linda M. Fidler

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calculated 2008-01-31 06:27:26

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Students under Linda M. Fidler

ADVISEES:
- None

COMMITTEESHIPS:
- None