Abstract
This paper discusses a repetition of a study presented in Suchman's book Plans and Situated Actions. There have been complaints about the lack of replication studies in disciplines related to CSCW (particularly Software Engineering and HCI). However, these complaints often become embedded in wider attempts to install a principled scientific method within these disciplines. Plans and Situated Actions was not a scientific text but drew upon naturalistic analysis. This paper shows there is value in recreating Plans and Situated Actions, and argues it would be helpful to recreate other studies. However, such repetition does not and need not constitute a scientific replication. The paper argues that while repetition and reanalysis may improve rigour in computing research, this need not be with a view to making it more scientific.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CSCW 2014 - Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 603-614 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781450325400 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2014 - Baltimore, MD, United States Duration: 15 Feb 2014 → 19 Feb 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Baltimore, MD |
| Period | 15/02/14 → 19/02/14 |
Keywords
- Qualitative Methods
- Replication