Contributions from visitor research to CI and ICT4D theory and research methodology
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Alexander, Trish
Gelderblom, Helene
De Kock, Estelle
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Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training
Abstract
The case study involved the evaluation of a single science centre exhibit in a number of
different science centres in a developing country. This illustrates the lessons that Community
Informatics and ICT for Development researchers can learn from “Visitor Research” theory
and methods. The three contexts identified in The Contextual Model of Learning are seen to
shed light on the research process as well as to its original purpose, free-choice learning. A
multi-methodological research approach was used and each science centre was described
separately so that the different levels of context could be taken into account.
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Science centres, The Contextual Model of Learning, Community Informatics, Visitor research
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Alexander, T, Gelderblom, H & De Kock, E 2015, 'Contributions from visitor research to CI and ICT4D theory and research methodology', Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1-25.