Browsing by Author "Bosire Onyancha, Omwoyo"

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    Media and information literacy for the public good: UNESCO MILID Yearbook 2023.
    (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO, 2023) Jaakkola, Maarit; Durán-Becerra, Tomás; Payan, Luisa; Castillo, Cristian; Matthew, Samuel; Domingos, Cristóvão; Arroio, Agnaldo; Balčytienė, Auksė; Berdasco, Yolanda; Boulaid, Fouad; Petrus, Katlego; Cervi, Laura; Hope, Sherri; Dedecek, Helena; Gerwers, Franziska; Juraitė, Kristina; Rógora, Diogo; Machuca, Gerardo; Melo, Sílvia; Mliless, Mohamed; Onyemechi, Desmond; ItaIgor, Ben; Bianchini, Jociene; Prandini, Paola; Pulido, Cristina; Emmanuella, Idonor; Dos Santos, Erasmo; Nunes, Tiago; Samy, Sally; Tayie, Samy; Tejedor, Santiago; Tijani, Ganiyat; Bosire, Omwoyo; Grizzle, Alton; Akpe, Samuel; Obeda, Ben Ita; Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo; Dallaqua Pedrini, Igor Aparecido; Jaakkola, Maarit; Durán-Becerra, Tomás; Bosire Onyancha, Omwoyo
    The UNESCO UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) is based on an initiative from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). This Network was created in line with UNESCO’s mission and objectives, as well as the mandate of UNAOC, to serve as a catalyst and facilitator helping to give impetus to innovative projects aimed at reducing polarization among nations and cultures through mutual partnerships. This UNITWIN Network is composed of universities from different geographical areas: Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), University of the West Indies (Jamaica), Cairo University (Egypt), University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), Temple University (USA), Tsinghua University (China), Moulay Ismail University (Morocco), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Morocco), University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Western University (Canada), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Sorbonne Nouvelle University (France), Punjabi University, Patiala (India), University of the South Pacific (Fiji), University of South Africa (South Africa), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Nigeria), Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria), Lagos State University (Nigeria), University of Jors (Nigeria), University of Calabar (Nigeria), Hosei University (Japan), University of Latvia (Latvia), Moscow Pedagogical State University (Russia), Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios UNIMINUTO (Colombia), Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), MICA (India), University of Campinas (Brazil). The main objectives of the Network are to foster collaboration among member universities, to build capacity in each of the countries in order to empower them to advance media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue, and to promote freedom of speech, freedom of information and the free flow of ideas and knowledge. Specific objectives include acting as an observatory for the role of media and information literacy (MIL) in promoting civic participation, democracy and development as well as enhancing.
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    Transforming university students into library users: Influence of user-education programmes on the information and study skills of first-year students in South Africa.
    (Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO, 2023) Petrus Chiya, Katlego; Bosire Onyancha, Omwoyo
    The study aimed to examine the influence of user-education programmes on the information and study skills and competencies of first-year students at North–West University, Vaal Triangle Campus (VTC), in South Africa. The study adopted a quantitative approach and employed the case study method. The respondents consisted of 1,885 first-year students across two faculties with a sample size of 320, which were selected using the systematic sampling technique. The self-developed questionnaire was then distributed among the respondents. Out of 320, 266 students responded to the questionnaire, which produced a good response rate of 83%. The collected data were analysed using frequency and percentages and presented in tables and charts. The results revealed that a substantive number of first-year students never attended training on library use, including high school, public, college or any other academic libraries, prior to their arrival at the university. However, after attending the user-education programmes, they became independent users of the library and its resources, which was of great importance to lifelong learning and, thus, increased the usefulness of the library.