Practice-based CSCW research: ECSCW bridging across the atlantic

Pernille Bjørn, Luigina Ciolfi, Mark Ackerman, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Volker Wulf

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Abstract

Practice-based CSCW research is an orientation towards empirically-grounded research embracing particular methodological approaches with the aim of creating new theory about work, collaboration, and cooperative technologies. While practice-based CSCW research has several strong roots in both North America and Europe: ECSCW and Europe remain central to this tradition. In this panel we will discuss the practice-based research approach asking questions such as: What is the nature of Practice-based Computer Supported Cooperative Work research? How is it different from other CSCW research approaches? What is the relationship between these traditions in terms of conceptual approaches, methodologies and open questions for future research? This panel will discuss openly the diversity and commonalities between different CSCW traditions-and argue that practice-based CSCW research is not something that happens only at ECSCW. ECSCW is not a geographical boundary for a certain type of research-but rather a place for a specific research tradition and approach with links to many academic places in the world.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing Companion
Number of pages11
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date27 Feb 2016
Pages210-220
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-3950-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Feb 2016
Event19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 26 Feb 20162 Mar 2016
Conference number: 19

Conference

Conference19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
Number19
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period26/02/201602/03/2016

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