Novice-based Data Collection Methods for the Study of IOIS: Practice Probes and Learning Communities
Abstract
In response to the increasing influence of practice theory perspectives for studying organisational and inter-organisational information systems, we demonstrate that an important dilemma from this perspective for data collection methods is between authentic access to practices and the ability to thematise knowledge of practices. We propose a promising new approach to this dilemma that uses the learning experiences of novice practitioners to collect data as they are progressively enrolled in the practice, and describe two instantiations of this new approach, practice probes and learning communities.
Keywords
Inter-organisational information systems (IOIS); research methods; data collection; practice theory; communities of practice; embodied knowledge
Cite as
Reimers, K., Johnston, R. B., Guo, X., Klein, S., Xie, B., & Minzhi, L. (2011). Novice-based Data Collection Methods for the Study of IOIS: Practice Probes and Learning Communities. In Proceedings of the 24th Bled eConference, Bled, Slovenia, 407–420.Details
Publication type
Research article in proceedings (conference)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2011
Conference
24th Bled eConference
Venue
Bled, Slovenia
Start page
407
End page
420
Language
English