the information experience of new mothers in social media: a grounded theory study
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Slide deck for my PhD Confirmation of Candidature presentation, which I gave (and passed!) in April 2012. I have removed some illustrations of social media activity, which I had permission to use on the day, but this is the bulk of the presentation.TRANSCRIPT
the information experience of new mothers in social media a grounded theory study
kate davis confirma4on of candidature april 2012
background research ques4on literature review research methodology research design contribu4on next
outline
background
new mothers and informa4on informa4on experience in social media new mothers and social media
* diverse and extensive information needs
* social isolation is on the rise
* information plays an important part in
the process of maternal role
attainment
new mothers & information
* interactions people have with information
* engagement with information
what is information experience?
informa4on experience in social media
being ‘in flow’ with information
informa4on experience in social media
the ‘par4cipa4ve, mul4modal, flat and ever-‐changing features of Web 2.0 services’ (Špiranec & Zorica, 2010, p. 151) are fundamentally different to the features of Web 1.0 and have undoubtedly had a profound impact on the nature of informa4on experience
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mothers are big users of social media
new mothers & social media
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research question
what is the nature of new mothers’ information experience in social media?
research question
literature review
the literature review in grounded theory theore4cal posi4oning mothers & informa4on
mothers & social support new mothers & social media
an analy4cal overview of exis4ng related research, which highlights gaps and demonstrates the need for the study
the literature review in grounded theory
theore4cal positioning
* relational view of information literacy
* community information literacy
* information in many forms
* body of research related to information
experience
* behavioural in focus
* descriptive in nature
* incomplete picture
* limited consideration of ‘lived experience’
* limited attention to new mothers
* limited consideration of non-purposive
activities
informa4on & new mothers
social support
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new mothers & social media
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research gaps existing research this study
behavioural in focus holis4c focus on experience
descrip4ve in nature analy4cal with a focus on making connec4ons and genera4ng theory
focus on health informa4on seeking inclusive of all informa4on interac4ons
focus on purposive informa4on seeking holis4c view of everyday informa4on experience; mothers’ lived experience with informa4on
limited applica4on of exis4ng (behavioural) informa4on theories, with emphasis on abduc4on where applied
applies induc4ve techniques to develop theory
focus on ‘tradi4onal’ informa4on sources; insignificant aWen4on to social media
focus on social media
focus on parents in general or mothers of children of an unspecified age
focus on new mothers
methodology
1. a methodology for the development of theory that is grounded in the research data
2. the theory that results from the applica4on of the methodological framework
grounded theory
Glaser and Strauss * response to the posi4vist, deduc4ve approach to inquiry in the social sciences * emphasis on ‘discovering’ theory * The discovery of grounded theory presented a systema4c approach to qualita4ve research and theory development
Strauss and Corbin * began to move grounded theory toward verifica4on * Basics of qualita6ve research was less flexible in approach, emphasised verifica4on, added technical procedures
Charmaz (and Bryant) * data and analysis co-‐created by researcher and par4cipant * theory is constructed, rather than discovered
history
* well suited to inquiry concerned with understanding phenomena * there is no substan4ve theory to explain the nature of new mothers’
informa4on experience in social media * strong precedent for the use of grounded theory in informa4on research * construc4vist approach matches the researcher’s world view and is
appropriate for the phenomenon under study
why constructivist
grounded theory
research design
design pilot revised data collec4on strategies
participants
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tos/staipale/
sampling & recruitment
data collection
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tos/crim
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data analysis
memo wri4ng
constant compara4ve method
theore4cal sampling
focused coding
ini4al coding
satura4ng concepts
theore4cal sor4ng
pilot study
participants
pilot study
data collection
can you tell me about how you use social media?
pilot study
learnings
interview ques4on
semi-‐structured, in depth interviews
construc4vist grounded theory
face-‐to-‐face interviews
toddlers social media observa4on
mul4ple sequen4al interviews
revised data collection strategies
social media observa4on
ini4al Interview
(f2f)
pre-‐interview ques4onnaire
follow up interview (Skype or f2f)
contribution
theory
practice method
theore4cal model: new mothers’ informa4on experience
in social media
facilitate understanding of how new mothers use social media
experience approach
informa4on experience in social media
inform use of social media by health providers & other agencies to connect with new
mothers
informa4on experience as a research domain
everyday or community informa4on research
combina4on of methods within grounded theory
framework
contribution
next
theorising
coursework
data collec4on & analysis
literature review revision
wri4ng
july 2012 autumn 2013 next
questions
kate davis informa4on systems school science and engineering faculty queensland university of technology [email protected] | katedavis.info | @ka4edatwork