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Publication Date: 2019
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Using Actor Network Theory for Data Analysis
Ryu, Suna
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (16th, Cagliari, Italy, Nov 7-9, 2019)
The present study explores how the visualization of an actor network enables researchers to understand mediating processes better by investigating relationships and effects among elements and entities other than human-actor accounts. In particular, the study presents how visualization may facilitate an understanding of the dynamics and structures of an ecological classroom and thus provide insightful reflections for analyzing data and for drawing conclusions. In doing so, the study explores the possibility that object-oriented thinking guided by actor-network theory (ANT) may allow researchers to understand what data means when the initial design/theoretical conjecture does not work. [For the complete proceedings, see ED608557.]
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Visualization, Educational Research, Classroom Environment, Social Networks, Research Problems
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
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Language: English
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