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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: PLANNING FOR THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE AGING: A DELPHI STUDY Abstract: A Delphi study composed of three rounds was carried out by polling 200 specialists in library/information studies and gerontology on the question, "How should the information needs of the aging be met?" The first round, an open-ended query of the research question, was followed in Round 2 by a 40-item questionnaire assessing importance of activities or applications suggested. Round 3 resubmitted the questionnaire with feedback on the mean and interquartile range for each item from Round 2, with the participants given the opportunity to reassess their previous responses in the light of this new information. This study was primarily a heuristic application of the Delphi technique, with discovery of opinion foremost and convergence of opinion a scondary, but important, consideration. Ninety-three panelists in four areas of responsibility remained through all three rounds: 25 library/information specialists, 21 educators/researchers in gerontology, 32 policy-level administrators at the state and regional levels in gerontology, and 15 service providers in area agencies on aging. |
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