Youth development in rural library: ICT gratification as mediating effect

Samsuddin, Samsul Farid; Omar, Siti Zobidah; Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed

doi:10.22452/mjlis.vol23no2.7

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“…However, what can be observed from the social capital aspect, the rural communities still have high social values (Samsuddin et al , 2018). Without high practices in reading, they still gain the current issues throughout chitchatting and exchanging views with their friends through various activities such as drinking at a coffee shop, joining sports during the evening, attending a feast or gotong-royong (collaborative works) and gathered with friends in public spaces (market or clinics) (Samsuddin et al , 2018). This is consistent with the high level of modality on the results with the statements that they found there are better way to learn new things besides reading a book.…”

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“…The population of the study was based on the rural communities in low literacy rate areas that have been provided with rural library facilities. This group of population was chosen due to the probability of the respondents having higher practice on reading than other rural communities without rural library services (Dent and Goodman, 2015; Samsuddin et al , 2018). Four states (Kedah, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak) involved in the study were considered as the lowest literacy rates in Malaysia.…”

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“…This challenging phenomenon often occurs among urban communities who have the access and liability to the ICT equipment and internet networks. Compared to people in the rural areas, ICT is not a major requirement for them (Samsuddin et al , 2018). Therefore, the researchers believe that the traditional reading activities still take place in the rural areas.…”

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Understanding the reading habit and attitudes among the rural community in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reading habit and attitude among rural communities in the low literacy rate areas in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Multi-stage cluster and simple random sampling were employed and 400 respondents who live nearby the rural library were selected. Findings Moderate levels of reading attitude were obtained from the result of the study, in which several variables produced a significant relationship in the reading attitude (education level, household income and time spent in reading). Practical implications Better understanding on the reading habit and attitude among rural communities could produce better information on the service provision towards the establishment of rural libraries in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia. This would also increase the utilisation of reading sources and services provided. Originality/value The paper provides better understanding on the reading habit and attitude among the rural communities in the low literacy rate areas in using the facilities provided by the rural libraries. The findings may be useful to the rural literacy and library development community in the developing countries.

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Understanding the reading habit and attitudes among the rural community in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia

Samsuddin

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“…Measurement of TikTok usage which mainly focused on attitudes toward using TikTok includes 11 items extracted from (Davis, 1989;Samsuddin, Omar, & Shaffril, 2018;Tsai, Lin, & Tsai, 2001). There are two constructs under this variable: perceived usefulness of TikTok (PU) and perceived ease of use of TikTok (PEOU).…”

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Moderating Effect of Gender on the Relationship between TikTok Usage and Positive Emotion among TikTok Users in China

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Bolong³

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This study aims to identify the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between TikTok usage and positive emotion among TikTok users in China. As TikTok is a new emerging social media, there are few researches on TikTok usage and its association with positive emotion among TikTok users in China. To fill the gap, this study utilized a quantitative research method by using survey approach. A cross-sectional study was adopted, while the questionnaires were distributed online in this study. The study has collected 244 questionnaires through convenience sampling technique. The results shown that both of the two predictors which are perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use toward using TikTok are significantly associated with positive emotion among TikTok users in China. However, gender does not play a moderating role on the relationship between TikTok usage and positive emotion. It was found that the users of TikTok are mainly young generation. This study suggests that users should use TikTok reasonably and appropriately.

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“…According to the previous studies, the arrival of digital media may explain the differences in reading behaviour (Abdul Karim and Hasan 2007;Liu 2005;Samsuddin, Omar and Shaffril 2018). More and more people are using the web and wireless solutions to satisfy their information needs (Kamarudin et al 2019;Khan and Khan 2020;Lange et al 2019;Samsuddin and Yanti Idaya Aspura 2021), especially through reading practices.…”

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Into the unknown: Do people in low literacy rate areas practise digital reading?

Samsuddin

Shaffril

Mohamed

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Various initiatives have been taken to bridge the urban-rural digital divide in Malaysia, which has impacted the change of mindset among the rural community in terms of acceptance and assimilation of digital technologies in their daily life. This includes digital literacy-related activities for self-development, especially in cultivating reading habits. The main purpose of this study is to investigate digital reading practices among rural communities in low literacy rate areas in promoting reading culture in Malaysia under the 10-year National Reading Decade (DMK) 2021-2030 programme. A quantitative design of the study which involved 400 rural community respondents from 4 selected states in Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Sarawak, and Sabah) using the multi-stage and mixed sampling method in administering the survey questionnaires. This study found that rural communities in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia did practice digital reading, primarily on smartphone. The empowerment of digital literacy in terms of digital reading practices is believed to be able to narrow down the digital divide among rural communities. The findings are expected to provide useful guidance for rural development in ICT and create better understanding and awareness among policymakers to create a rural society which is learned and well-informed through a more inclusive digital reading practices.

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Youth development in rural library: ICT gratification as mediating effect

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Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Understanding the reading habit and attitudes among the rural community in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia

Understanding the reading habit and attitudes among the rural community in low literacy rate areas in Malaysia

Moderating Effect of Gender on the Relationship between TikTok Usage and Positive Emotion among TikTok Users in China

Into the unknown: Do people in low literacy rate areas practise digital reading?

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