Open AccessThe Participant-Observer in Community-based Learning as Community Bard
Author(s) -
John M. Carroll,
Mary Beth Rosson
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of community informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1712-4441
DOI - 10.15353/joci.v2i2.2085
Subject(s) - participant observation , observer (physics) , psychology , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , social science , physics , quantum mechanics
We reflect on the role that we play, as participatory action researchers, in community informatics projects. We characterize this role using the analogy to "bards" from medeival societies.