Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences
<p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong>Purpose: </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-U...
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| author | Ercilia García-Álvarez Jordi López Sintas |
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| description | <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong>Purpose: </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">As well as introducing the articles in the special issue titled "Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences", this article reviews the challenges, problems and main advances made by the qualitative paradigm in the context of the new European science policy based on open science and e-Science and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">analysis</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US"> alternative technologies freely available in the 2.0 environment and their application to fieldwork and data analysis.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Design/methodology:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">Theoretical review. </span></span></span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Practical implications:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article identifies open access technologies with applications in qualitative research such as applications for smartphones and tablets, web platforms and specific qualitative data analysis software, all developed in both the e-Science context and the 2.0 environment.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Social implications:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article discusses the possible role to be played by qualitative research in the open science and e-Science context and considers the impact of this new context on the size and structure of research groups, the development of truly collaborative research, the emergence of new ethical problems and quality assessment in review processes in an open environment.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Originality/value:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article describes the characteristics that define the new scientific environment and the challenges posed for qualitative research, reviews the latest open access technologies available to researchers in terms of their main features and proposes specific applications suitable for fieldwork and data analysis.</span></span></span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-171260ab19394d34876f7467aad771872022-12-21T19:12:17ZcatOmniaScienceIntangible Capital1697-98182012-12-018349751910.3926/ic.384204Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciencesErcilia García-Álvarez0Jordi López Sintas1Universitat Rovira i VirgiliUniversitat Autónoma de Barcelona<p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-US"><em><strong>Purpose: </strong></em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">As well as introducing the articles in the special issue titled "Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences", this article reviews the challenges, problems and main advances made by the qualitative paradigm in the context of the new European science policy based on open science and e-Science and </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">analysis</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US"> alternative technologies freely available in the 2.0 environment and their application to fieldwork and data analysis.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Design/methodology:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">Theoretical review. </span></span></span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Practical implications:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article identifies open access technologies with applications in qualitative research such as applications for smartphones and tablets, web platforms and specific qualitative data analysis software, all developed in both the e-Science context and the 2.0 environment.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Social implications:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article discusses the possible role to be played by qualitative research in the open science and e-Science context and considers the impact of this new context on the size and structure of research groups, the development of truly collaborative research, the emergence of new ethical problems and quality assessment in review processes in an open environment.</span></span></span><span lang="en-US"> </span></p> <p class="contenido-del-marco-western"><span lang="en-GB"><em><strong>Originality/value:</strong></em></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="en-US">The article describes the characteristics that define the new scientific environment and the challenges posed for qualitative research, reviews the latest open access technologies available to researchers in terms of their main features and proposes specific applications suitable for fieldwork and data analysis.</span></span></span></p>http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/article/view/384Qualitative Research, Open Science, e-Science, 2.0 Technologies |
| spellingShingle | Ercilia García-Álvarez Jordi López Sintas Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences Intangible Capital Qualitative Research, Open Science, e-Science, 2.0 Technologies |
| title | Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| title_full | Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| title_fullStr | Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| title_short | Open science, e-science and the new technologies: Challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| title_sort | open science e science and the new technologies challenges and old problems in qualitative research in the social sciences |
| topic | Qualitative Research, Open Science, e-Science, 2.0 Technologies |
| url | http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/article/view/384 |
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