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Abstract: The study sought to analyze the relationships between Zambian head librarians' attitudes toward field experience and selected variables: education; recency of education; sex; type, size, and geographical location of library; area of specialization; experience; previous participation in practicums; number of times the librarian had supervised students; librarian's perceptions about the quantity of work done in the library during field experience; and librarian's perceived quality and professional promise of students. The objectives of the study were to determine: (1) the current attitudes of Zambian librarians toward field experience, (2) whether Zambian librarians' attitudes varied according to the variables mentioned above, (3) whether Zambian librarians' attitudes were similar to those expressed in library and information science literature, and (4) to identify the type of practical experience favored by the majority of librarians. The framework of the study was based on experiential learning theory. Attitude theory provided the rationale for the research design and instrument. |
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