Knowledge acquisition in science and the blurred boundary between perception and cognition
Abstract This paper provides a critical and detailed study of what researchers in the fields of contemporary cognition and neuroscience have revealed about the blurred boundary between perception and cognition. We set out the arguments with a view to what researchers and teachers should now consider regarding the subtleties of their interrelationship ...
T. G. K. Bryce, E. J. Blown
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Knowns and Unknowns: An Experience Report on Discovering Tacit Knowledge of Maritime Surveyors [PDF]
Context: Requirements elicitation is an essential activity to ensure that systems provide the necessary functionality to users, and that they are fit for purpose. In addition to traditional `reductionist' techniques, the use of observations and ethnography-style techniques have been proposed to identify requirements.
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Working with and for social enterprises: the role of the volunteer ethnographer [PDF]
Purpose – This paper considers the specific opportunities and challenges of engaging in ethnographic research with organisations in which the researcher participates as a volunteer ethnographer.
Clementine Hill O’Connor+12 more
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Practice‐based educational and theatre research: A scoping review
Abstract Practice‐based research (PBR) has emerged as a valuable alternative to traditional scientific methods by generating knowledge through practice and enhancing the relevance of research to practitioners. However, knowledge about PBR has largely been developed within disciplinary silos, leading to its limited cross‐disciplinary understanding. This
Kamila Lewandowska, Mikołaj Bojnarowicz
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Internet-human infrastructures: Lessons from Havana's StreetNet [PDF]
We propose a mixed-methods approach to understanding the human infrastructure underlying StreetNet (SNET), a distributed, community-run intranet that serves as the primary 'Internet' in Havana, Cuba. We bridge ethnographic studies and the study of social networks and organizations to understand the way that power is embedded in the structure of Havana ...
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On the Ethnography of Scotland [PDF]
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Reading difference differently?: identity, epistemology and prison ethnography [PDF]
Prison ethnographers have tended to downplay the epistemological and methodological dilemmas relating to identity and positionality, which have been more commonly rehearsed in anthropological and sociological ethnographies.
Earle, Rod, Phillips, Coretta
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Research–practice partnerships in education: Lessons from the United States
Abstract In response to a proposal to reframe the ‘research into practice’ agenda in UK education using partnership working, this paper examines a type of collaborative research known as a research–practice partnership (RPP), drawing on models established in education in the United States. It examines their characteristics and what has been learnt from
Rachel France
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Archaeological collections from Isker: а new view on the significant site
Isker is the capital of the Siberian khanate at the initial stage (1582–1584) of the Russian conquest of Western Siberia. After Tobolsk was founded in 1587, Isker was abandoned.
Tataurov S.P., Tataurov Ph.S.
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Capturing the Connections: Unboxing Internet of Things Devices [PDF]
Based upon a study of how to capture data from Internet of Things (IoT) devices, this paper explores the challenges for data centric design ethnography. Often purchased to perform specific tasks, IoT devices exist in a complex ecosystem. This paper describes a study that used a variety of methods to capture the interactions an IoT device engaged in ...
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