Sociological computing: An opportunity missed?

Anderson, Ronald E.; Brent, Edward

doi:10.1007/bf02691868

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“…In an article in The American Sociologist, R. E. Anderson and Brent (1990) argued that sociology as a discipline suffers from failing to recognize and reward professional activities in computing. This line of reasoning was used to promote the establishment of the first awards for the section.…”

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Anderson

2006

Social Science Computer Review

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The article highlights the history of the section on Communication and Information Technologies of the American Sociological Association (CITASA), focusing on the early years. In that early period in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the emphasis was on helping sociologists adjust to the new potential of microcomputers for research and teaching. A tension emerged because new users of computing held different priorities than did those who were developers, specialists, or cyberspace researchers.

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2006

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“…It was factors such as these that led Ronald Anderson and me to argue years ago that there will be a shortage of good software in sociology (Anderson & Brent, 1991). Most publishers do not realize the amount of funds required to develop a good program and will tend to underfund it and drop support too soon for it to sustain itself.…”

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Computers in the Undergraduate Classroom

Brent

1999

Social Science Computer Review

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College administrators around the world are embracing the use of computer technology in the classroom; strongly encouraging faculty to incorporate these new technologies into their teaching; and redirecting institutional resources to provide digital classrooms, student computer labs, fiber-optic backbones, and Internet access. Yet, our understanding of what is required to successfully incorporate computers into teaching and learning is surprisingly unreflective. This article examines the effective use of computers in the classroom based on the needs and desires of multiple interest groups-students, instructors, support staff, administrators, software developers, publishers, and faculty colleagues. Issues and trends are examined for each group. Positive trends include improved software, enhanced facilities, and broader participation of faculty. Worrisome trends include widespread reallocation of resources from traditional academic activities and the all-too-common chewing up and spitting out of promising young faculty who learn too late the risks of being innovative in the classroom.

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Computational Social Sciences

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Sociological computing: An opportunity missed?

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