Título
Redefining participation in online community. Some neglected topics
Autor
GIBRAN RIVERA GONZALEZ
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Materias
CIENCIAS SOCIALES - (CTI) Online communities - ([Virtual Community Participation and Motivation. Cross-Disciplinary Theories (978-1-4666-0312-7) DOI 10.4018/978-1-4666-0312-7.ch005]) Levels of participation - ([Virtual Community Participation and Motivation. Cross-Disciplinary Theories (978-1-4666-0312-7) DOI 10.4018/978-1-4666-0312-7.ch005]) Practice-based approach - ([Virtual Community Participation and Motivation. Cross-Disciplinary Theories (978-1-4666-0312-7) DOI 10.4018/978-1-4666-0312-7.ch005])
Resumen o descripción
"To be sustainable, online communities must have the ability to attract and retain members, who in turn must be willing to participate by giving their time, knowledge, and effort to provide benefits to others and themselves. Yet, many studies look at participation from a static point of view and disregard different levels of participation. There is a need to redefine the concept of participation. Furthermore, many studies explaining participation in virtual communities have focused their attention on the internal characteristics of these communities neglecting the importance of the external environment such as the competition that exists between online communities and alternative media; the multiple memberships people simultaneously have in different communities practices; the organizational and social context in which online communities exist; and the social practices online communities support. By looking at participation as an evolving process instead of as a onetime event; by giving voice to all participants of the community; and by studying the context within which communities emerge, understanding of participation can be improved. To illustrate how these topics reshape a research agenda, the authors offer examples from a current study they are undertaking shaped by these concerns. By presenting the example the authors show how awareness of the neglected topics identified as sensitizing ideas expands research method and deepens understanding of participation in online communities. A practice based approach is suggested as a useful theoretical tool to deepen current understanding of online community participation."
Editor
Information Science Reference
Fecha de publicación
2012
Tipo de publicación
Capítulo de libro
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application/pdf
Fuente
Virtual Community Participation and Motivation. Cross-Disciplinary Theories (978-1-4666-0312-7) DOI 10.4018/978-1-4666-0312-7.ch005
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Repositorio Orígen
REPOSITORIO UPIICSA IPN
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