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Action research as a congruent methodology for understanding wikis: the case of Wikiversity

Author(s) -

Cormac Lawler

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of interactive media in education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1365-893X

DOI - 10.5334/2008-6

Subject(s) - action research , open university , sociology , action (physics) , library science , foundation (evidence) , computer science , world wide web , knowledge management , pedagogy , distance education , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , law

It is proposed that action research is an appropriate methodology for studying wikis, and is akin to research 'the wiki way'. This proposal is contextualised within the case of Wikiversity, a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. A framework for a participative research project is outlined, and challenges and implications of such a methodology are discussed.

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