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M. Stansbury, ALISE 200 5 1 Interdisciplinary Idea to Interdisciplinary Effectiveness: Values, Conflicts, and Reward Mary Stansbury Kent State University
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M. Stansbury, ALISE 2005 1
Interdisciplinary Idea to Interdisciplinary Effectiveness: Values, Conflicts, and Reward
Mary Stansbury
Kent State University
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Research Area
Digital Divide aka Digital Inclusion
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My interest
Inequities are wrong• Opportunity
• Openness
• Quality of life
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Research Connections
Digital Inclusion• First Group of Projects
• LIS, Political Science
• Second Group of Projects• LIS, Nursing, Communication Studies, Adult
Literacy, Sociology
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Group 1 – Research Project Premises
More than access Low-income not understood Uninformed policy-making Consequences are dire
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Group 1 -- Team
• Stansbury – LIS
• Mossberger – Political Science• Public Administration
• School-to-Work
• Empowerment Zones
• Tolbert – Political Science• Civic Participation
• Research Methods
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Group 1 – Values, Conflict, Reward
Values, Conflict• Do some good
• But do some good “right”
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Group 1 – Values, Conflict, Reward
Values, Conflict• But do some good “right”
• Working through the disparities of research paradigms (including doctoral students)
• Working through the differences in personal approach
• Hallway talk
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Group 1 -- Rewards
Grants receivedSemester off for research (3 of 3)Multiple papers and articles
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Group 1 -- Rewards
Book
• Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide
• 2003, Georgetown University Press•Reviews in Pol. Sci. v. LIS
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Group 1 -- Rewards
Tenure and Promotion (3 of 3)• Kent State U. – Boyer Model for T&P
• Institutional support at all levels for interdisciplinary research
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Project Methodology
National telephone survey Targeted low-income Extensive questionnaire Rigorous analyses
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Access Divide -- Probabilities
Least likely to have Internet at home
• Poor
• 39% for low; 63% for high
• Older
• 43% for 61 year olds; 67% for 28 year olds
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Access Divide -- Probabilities
Least likely to have Internet at home
• Less educated
•44% for high school; 65% for college
• Democrats
•54%; 64% for Republicans
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Access Divide -- Probabilities
Least likely to have Internet at home
• African Americans
•37%; 54% for Whites
• Latinos
•41%; 54% for Whites
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Access Divide
Sees libraries as “community gathering places”
• Poor
• Women
• Latinos
• African Americans
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Skills Divide
Features of the Skills Divide• Basic skills
• Applications-related skills
• Information literacy skills
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What’s the probability that….
Someone with low education has low computer skills?
55% 20% if high education
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Skills Divide -- Probabilities
Most likely to need assistance
•Poor
•42% for low
•30% for high
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Skills Divide -- Probabilities
Most likely to need assistance
•African Americans
•45%
•34% for Whites
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Recommendations
1. Take advantage of the opportunities in attitudes and interest.
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Recommendations
2. Program support is needed.• Technical support• Grant-writing and evaluation
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Recommendations
3. Skill acquisition within context of everyday problem solving.
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Group 2 -- Premises
Inequities are wrong Resolution through collaboration Health information literacy is critical Electronic resources may not be
sufficient
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Group 2 -- Team
LIS Nursing Communication Studies Adult Literacy Sociology College Research Coordinator
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Group 2 -- Values
Do Good Do Good “Right”
• Less conflict
• More difficult to make choices
• Larger group and different personalities
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Group 2 – Projects, Culture
Grant Proposals Research Agenda Planning
