Bruce's Magnificent Quartet: Inquiry, Community, Technology and Literacy — Implications for Renewing Qualitative Research in the Twenty-First Century. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Davidson, Judith
• Is Part Of: E-Learning and digital media. Volume 11:Number 5(2014)
• Page Start: 475
• Page End: 481
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: Internet in education -- Periodicals; Computer-assisted instruction -- Periodicals; Education -- Computer network resources -- Periodicals; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Distance education -- Periodicals; 371.33405
• DOI: 10.2304/elea.2014.11.5.475
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-7530

Abstract

Bruce and Bishop's community informatics work brings forward four critical concepts: inquiry, community, technology, and literacy. These four terms serve as the basis for a discussion of qualitative research in the twenty-first century — what is lacking and what is needed. The author suggests that to resolve the tensions or challenges qualitative research currently faces, a fifth term is needed — aesthetics. These five terms are then used to describe a repositioned field of qualitative research.