Literature Reviews and the Hermeneutic Circle

Boell, Sebastian K.; Ćećez-Kecmanović, Dubravka

doi:10.1080/00048623.2010.10721450

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“…Hermeneutics is known as the 'art of interpretation', which is concerned with the creation of interpretive understanding of participants' experiences [64]- [70]. It involves the interpretation of text based on iterations of the researcher's own experience and existing literature and research, as well as one's own contextual ideas [65].…”

Section: A) Qualitative Data Analysismentioning

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Factors Influencing the Adoption of ICT by Teachers in Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia

Alshmrany¹,

Wilkinson²

2017

ijacsa

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Abstract-Information and communication technology (ICT)has become part of everyday life for the many people in business, entertainment, education and many other areas of human activity. Students in primary school are just beginning to learn and accept new ideas, show a maturing creativity, develop critical thinking and decision making skills. ICT enriches all these processes. In education, the successful integration of ICT into learning and teaching depends on teachers' attitudes and their ability to use communication technologies, not just competently, but with skill and imagination. Experience is required with the medium, however, but ICT use in education has been largely ignored in Saudi Arabia. The study described here investigated the factors influencing the adoption of ICT as a teaching tool by teachers at Saudi Arabian primary schools. Analysis of the data showed computer literacy and confidence with technology registered a significant positive effect on the study, participants' effort expectancy, which in turn positively influenced their behavioural intention to adopt ICT. On the other hand, Saudi culture, social conditions, system quality, and other obstacles discourage the uptake of ICT by primary school teachers. The findings of this study will assist the Saudi government to enhance the positive factors and eliminate or reduce the negative factors to ensure successful adoption of ICT in primary education by teachers.

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Section: A) Qualitative Data Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Influencing the Adoption of ICT by Teachers in Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia

Alshmrany¹,

Wilkinson²

2017

ijacsa

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“…To tackle the research questions have we an adbdutive reasoning where we float between the boundaries of inductive and deductive reasoning. To handle the data from the literature and our empirical investigation we captured the essence of the hermeneutic circle from Boell & Cecez-Kecmanovic (2010), and our data analysis is concentrated around the idea of using themes and kalidioscope. We also made sure that the methodology which was chosen is appropriate for the theoretical lens we are investigating our case under.…”

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“…Another aspect Boell & Cecez-Kecmanovic (2010) points out in this phase is about note and quotation keeping. It's a good strategy to write down keyword and definitions while you are reading and also to keep track of who said what, since all academic texts must keep a good level of referencing to them, and we constantly made notes and definitions over what the ANT meant.…”

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“…Reading of identified publications: 5'th activity of the circle involves reading of the previously selected material. Boell & Cecez-Kecmanovic (2010) points out that this is probably the most time-consuming activity since there are often a large amount of resources that has to be read through. Throughout this activity, you are supposed to develop a great understanding of the theory you read and the concept it consists of.…”

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Sustainability of a Web 2.0 application from the perspective of Actor Network Theory: The case of LibGuide

Koczkas¹,

Arasteh²

2012

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PrefaceWriting this thesis has been more than just a writing process. We have shared all types of feelings through this journey that includes sleepless nights, doubts in our own work and capabilities, frustration and happiness. But in the end we can both conclude that it has led to an extension of our knowledge and experience when it comes to the field of Information Systems. We would like to take the opportunity to thank a number of people through this challenging act. Håkan Sterner our supervisor:An inspiring and helping hand throughout this entire process. Thank you for your constant support and believing us. All involved respondents:Thank you all for your participation in this research, without you wouldn't this be possible Professor Geoffrey C. BowkerThank you sir for taking your time and reading this thesis, sending us some valuable comments, especially when it came to the question about the abductive reasoning. Professor Anita MirijamdotterWe are grateful for the guidance and the constructive feedback we received after the presentation which helped us to improve to make this even better, thank you so much. Professor Christina MörtbergThank you for all the guidance and feedback, this helped us in so many ways.. Our beloved families and friends:For the constant support, love and motivation. Without you we wouldn't have the energy it took in order to write this thesis. 3 ABSTRACT Title:Sustainability of a web 2.0 application from the perspective of This thesis aims to focus on relational controversy about the causes behind the inconsistency in number of students who use a Web 2.0 application named "LibGuide" inside the Linnaeus University and the attempts of program coordinator to develop certain strategies to perform a better use of it in a particular department of Healthcare. The nature of the problem will be discussed, suggesting that how the these strategies maintained a high significant of use in that department. The research foregoes, as it uses a process of translation which are the moments of struggles by a program coordinator to impose itself by its role to the definition of the situation. The research suggests a network within which the series of processes and interrelation of the sociotechnical role of each member is drawn and allocated.

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“…The hermeneutic circle is the iterative process of understanding and interpretation, which is seen as the movement between the parts (data) and the whole (developing the conceptualization of the phenomenon), each giving meaning to the other (Boell and Cecez-Kecmanovic, 2010). This process is highlighted in Fig.…”

Section: Interview Analysismentioning

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Influence of Information Technology on Organization Strategy

Sibanda

Ramrathan

2017

Foundations of Management

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Abstract:The exponential development of information technology has presented many opportunities to organizations; however, it has also presented several challenges. A key challenge is how do organizations effectively use information technology and incorporate it into their strategies to make full use of its capabilities as an enabler. The fast-changing nature of information technology has resulted in little empirical evidence on how it influences organization strategy. The Strategic Alignment Model was a popular model created to assist organizations to align their information technology and their business strategy; however, the growth of technology may have made this model irrelevant in this age. Therefore, organizations need to determine what factors drive this alignment. Using hermeneutic phenomenology, 12 in-depth interviews were conducted within IBM South Africa to determine real-life drivers that help create this alignment. The themes derived from the interview texts reveal that consumers are becoming more empowered; therefore, organizations need to be more flexible in their business models and strategies. Furthermore, the integration of cross-functional roles in the organization at the management level allow for improved alignment between information technology and strategy as better integrated roles bring a combination of these two elements.

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Literature Reviews and the Hermeneutic Circle

Cited by 109 publications

References 16 publications

Factors Influencing the Adoption of ICT by Teachers in Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia

Factors Influencing the Adoption of ICT by Teachers in Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia

Sustainability of a Web 2.0 application from the perspective of Actor Network Theory: The case of LibGuide

Influence of Information Technology on Organization Strategy

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