Disruption in the Space-Time Continuum: Why Digital Ethnography Matters

Autor/inn/en	Cleland, Jennifer; MacLeod, Anna
Titel	Disruption in the Space-Time Continuum: Why Digital Ethnography Matters
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 27 (2022) 3, S.877-892 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cleland, Jennifer)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-022-10101-1
Schlagwörter	Ethnography; Allied Health Occupations Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Ethics; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Cultural Awareness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnografie; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ethik; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	There is increasing interest in the use of ethnography as a qualitative research approach to explore, in depth, issues of culture in health professions education (HPE). Our specific focus in this article is incorporating the digital into ethnography. Digital technologies are pervasively and increasingly shaping the way we interact, behave, think, and communicate as health professions educators and learners. Understanding the contemporary culture(s) of HPE thus means paying attention to what goes on in digital spaces. In this paper, we critically consider some of the potential issues when the field of ethnography exists outside the space time continuum, including the need to engage with theory in research about technology and digital spaces in HPE. After a very brief review of the few HPE studies that have used digital ethnography, we scrutinize what can be gained when ethnography encompasses the digital world, particularly in relation to untangling sociomaterial aspects of HPE. We chart the shifts inherent in conducting ethnographic research within the digital landscape, specifically those related to research field, the role of the researcher and ethical issues. We then use two examples to illustrate possible HPE research questions and potential strategies for using digital ethnography to answer those questions: using digital tools in the conduct of an ethnographic study and how to conduct an ethnography of a digital space. We conclude that acknowledging the pervasiveness of technologies in the design, delivery and experiences of HPE opens up new research questions which can be addressed by embracing the digital in ethnography. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11