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“Isms” in information science: constructivism, collectivism and constructionism
Abstract
Purpose: Describes the basic premises of three metatheories that represent important or emerging perspectives on information seeking, retrieval and knowledge formation in information science: constructivism, collectivism, and constructionism. Design/methodology/approach: Presents a literature‐based conceptual analysis. Pinpoints the differences between the positions in their conceptions of language and the nature and origin of knowledge. Findings: Each of the three metatheories addresses and solves specific types of research questions and design problems. The metatheories thus complement one another. Each of the three metatheories encourages and constitutes a distinctive type of research and learning. Originality/value: Outlines each metatheory's specific fields of application.
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- Authors
- Talja, S., Tuominen, K., & Savolainen, R.
- Venue
- Journal of Documentation
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2005-02-01
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 79-101
- ISSN
- 0022-0418 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1992156462
- Cited by
- 364
- References
- 83
- FWCI
- 44.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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