Kersti Krug Museum of Anthropology The University of British Columbia 6393 NW Marine Drive Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z2
Degree: Ph.D.
Format: CD-ROM
Description:
DISSERTATION ABSTRACT:
My dissertation uses the computer technology of hypertext and multi-media to explore ambiguity and situated learning in an organization facing significant change. My approach brings feminist / postmodernist perspectives, interdisciplinary theories, qualitative methods, and the multiple voices of research participants and readers into an interactive hypermedia network.
My dissertation integrates a technical discussion about hypertext and hypermedia; a theoretical discussion about organizational culture, ambiguity, and change; an epistemological discussion about the nature of knowledge and its production; and an applied discussion of what all this means for women and men in organizations and those in universities why study them.
My study attempts to answer two questions:
1. Can hypermedia technology help us to write about organizational cultures in a way that acknowledges their complexities and ambiguities?
2. What intended and unintended implications for authors, participants, readers, and institutions arise out of using this interactive computer technology in human science research?
TECHNOLOGY:
During the writing/reading phase, I'm using a variety of video cameras, recording devices, and computer hardware and software (such as WordPerfect, PowerPoint, CorelFlow, Asymetrix Digital Video Producer, Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro, etc.) to digitize and "print" my dissertation to Adobe Acrobat Exchange onto which my participants and committee members can write directly. When I've completed my final defense (with whatever changes may be requested), I'll be burning the network (with all comments attached) onto a CD-ROM for submission to the library.
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