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Project Information Literacy: Findings Report, University of Minnesota Duluth

Head, Alison J
Fister, Barbara
Geofrey, Steven
Hostetler, Kirsten
2024-04-03
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Project Information Literacy: Findings Report, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Beliefs and attitudes about climate change vary widely in our divided country, according to the latest polls. Yet few studies have explored how Americans encounter, engage with, and respond to climate change news and information and how these interactions inform their perceptions about the worldwide climate emergency. Between September 2023 and February 2024, two online surveys were deployed to a total sample of more than 6,000 U.S. respondents. One survey was completed by members of the public (N=4,503) and the other by college students enrolled at nine U.S. institutions (N=1,593). These data were used to examine how Americans’ information worlds — collective arrangements of information flows, personal belief systems, and community alliances — influence their understanding, beliefs, and attitudes about climate change and their willingness to take action. This report discusses seven key trends identified from a sample of students (N=478) completing the survey at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in February 2024.

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UMD was one of nine institutions that participated in the Project Information Literacy study "How Information Worlds Shape Our Response to Climate Change." Library staff coordinated this participation. After participating, UMD received a packet with findings specific to UMD students. This includes a narrative report (UMD Findings Report.pdf) and the raw data from UMD students (UMD Student Data.csv). The data file has not been "cleaned," though duplicate responses have been removed.

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Head, Alison J; Fister, Barbara; Geofrey, Steven; Hostetler, Kirsten. (2024). Project Information Literacy: Findings Report, University of Minnesota Duluth. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/265211.

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