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(Re)Considering Information Science Research: Embracing Transformative Intent

(Re)Considering Information Science Research: Embracing Transformative Intent

Norma Ruth Arlene Romm, Patrick Ngulube
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799814719|ISBN10: 1799814718|EISBN13: 9781799814726
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1471-9.ch015
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Romm, Norma Ruth Arlene, and Patrick Ngulube. "(Re)Considering Information Science Research: Embracing Transformative Intent." Handbook of Research on Connecting Research Methods for Information Science Research, edited by Patrick Ngulube, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 286-306. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1471-9.ch015

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Romm, N. R. & Ngulube, P. (2020). (Re)Considering Information Science Research: Embracing Transformative Intent. In P. Ngulube (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Connecting Research Methods for Information Science Research (pp. 286-306). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1471-9.ch015

Chicago

Romm, Norma Ruth Arlene, and Patrick Ngulube. "(Re)Considering Information Science Research: Embracing Transformative Intent." In Handbook of Research on Connecting Research Methods for Information Science Research, edited by Patrick Ngulube, 286-306. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1471-9.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter provides an epistemological and ethical justification for (re)considering information science in terms of its potential to contribute to the way in which “information” and “knowledge” become co-constructed in social life in view of social justice aims. The chapter refers to and extends arguments for viewing information science as an interdisciplinary and indeed transdisciplinary endeavor. This is discussed in relation to transformative and indigenous-oriented paradigms for social research considered more generally and also considered specifically in relation to information science (as a social scientific approach). The chapter provides a detailed example of how the transformative potential of information science might be realized. This example can serve as a resource for information science researchers and for information systems practitioners who may find that it has some relevance to their continued work. The chapter also offers suggestions for expanding the research possibilities (co-inquiry options) provided by the example.

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