Youth, Information Quality, and Fitness Information within Social Media: A Brief Look at a Dissertation in Progress
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This paper summarizes a dissertation in progress that explores youth and information quality. The qualitative, interview-driven study employs an Intersectionality approach and is guided by Gasser et al.'s [3] youth-oriented information quality framework. This research is situated within a larger context of IS research examining the ways in which multiple identity characteristics intersect and relate to the ways individuals interact with ICTs.
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