Teachers and Students’ Awareness about the Use of Online Databases for Conducting and Publishing Academic Research

Abstract

The present investigation endeavors to explore teachers and students' levels of awareness about the importance of using online databases in research preparation and publishing. It seeks to unveil teachers and students' attitudes about the implementation of these computer-based information platforms in making research and later sharing its main upshots. Accordingly, the descriptive quantitative method was used to answer the theoretical questions of the research and reach a comprehensive understanding of the whole topic. The descriptive quantitative method was used through the administration of two questionnaires that allowed for the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data. A total of fifty-seven (57) students and thirty (30) teachers at the level of the English Department in the University of 8 Mai 1954- Guelma took part in this research. The analysis and interpretation of the collected data revealed a positive attitudes from the part of both teachers and students concerning the use of online databases in making and publishing research. Nevertheless, the results have showed that some students do not implement online databases the way they meant to be despite acknowledging their vitality in achieving personal and professional prominence. Yet, the results have shown that all teachers are keen on the use of online databases for research and publishing. It is extremely advised then to reconsider the position of online databases in the academic sphere and train learners on how to appropriately use them in academic research contexts.