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|name = DARnet | |||
|logo = [[Image:Dar.png]] | |||
|URL = http://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page | |||
|recentchanges URL = http://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/Special:Recentchanges | |||
|wikinode URL = http://distributedresearch.net/wiki/index.php/WikiNode | |||
|status = Active | |||
|lastreviewed = 21-Jan-06 | |||
|language = English | |||
|editmode = OpenEdit | |||
|engine = MediaWiki | |||
|maintopic = Research | |||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Towards a definition : What do we mean by DAR? | Towards a definition : What do we mean by DAR? | ||
It's all about trying to improve a situation or solve a problem in an online environment through understanding how these relatively new forms of community work. We cannot do this effectivly as outsiders, only by being a part of the communities we research ( participatory research). So it's the application of Action Research methodology to settings where groups of people just happen to live and work through computer mediated communications (CMCs) while geographically distributed. | It's all about trying to improve a situation or solve a problem in an online environment through understanding how these relatively new forms of {{tag|community}} work. We cannot do this effectivly as outsiders, only by being a part of the communities we research ( participatory research). So it's the application of Action Research methodology to settings where groups of people just happen to live and work through computer mediated communications (CMCs) while geographically distributed. | ||
In brief perhaps: "The application of Action Research methodology to facilitate distributed communities of practice" | In brief perhaps: "The application of Action Research methodology to facilitate distributed communities of practice" | ||
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Knowledge Management | Knowledge Management | ||
Internet Research | Internet Research | ||