Further Down the Virtual Vines

Marianne LeGreco, Michelle Ferrier, Dawn Leonard

OAI: oai:igi-global.com:131221 • DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8553-6.ch007

This chapter focuses on the somewhat unexpected relationship between participatory research methods, virtual work, and community-based practices. More specifically, our contribution outlines different conceptual foundations and methodological approaches related to participatory and community-based research. Embedded within this review, we address two key connections between participatory methods and virtual work. First, participatory and community-based methodologies provide a useful set of concepts and practices that can be applied in virtual contexts. Second, virtual work can facilitate participatory initiatives and achieve community-based goals. The chapter also offers two updated case studies from the previous version of this chapter. These short case studies illustrate how community-based groups often rely on virtual work to move their local initiatives forward.

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