Strategies for Conducting Critical Research in Information Science by Designing Social Justice Research Informed by Intersectionality

Senteio, Charles; Chancellor, Renate; Brewer, Robin; Gray, LaVerne; Threats, Megan

doi:10.1002/pra2.872

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“…Collaborative teams work together in iterative, empowering processes that lead to understanding, knowledge-sharing, and action (Israel et al, 1998). These collaborations generate the distinctive outcomes and benefits that flow from external stakeholders being involved in research from the outset (Haines, 2022;Haines et al, 2017;Senteio et al, 2023;Senteio et al, 2021).…”

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Transdisciplinarity: an imperative for information behaviour research

Polkinghorne,

Bowell,

Given

2024

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Introduction. Information behaviour research must be methodologically and conceptually sophisticated to generate knowledge reflecting the complexities of information engagement in people’s lives. Information behaviour research can be enriched by the concept of transdisciplinarity — a collaborative approach addressing complex societal problems, with actionable research outcomes. Method. In-depth analysis traces the emergence of transdisciplinary research design. The paper then examines selected information science studies that possess strong transdisciplinary qualities, including those grounded in community-based approaches and centred on people’s experiences who have been marginalised by mainstream research. The paper then discusses opportunities for, and challenges to, increased transdisciplinarity in information behaviour. Results. Information behaviour research is well positioned to embrace transdisciplinarity, although this approach has yet to see widespread uptake. Transdisciplinary approaches present information science, generally, with a timely, multifaceted opportunity to adopt research designs that centre community, government, and/or industry stakeholders, which aligns well with the practice-oriented, interdisciplinary nature of the field. Conclusion. This paper brings a theoretical conceptualisation of transdisciplinarity in relation to information science, focusing primarily on information behaviour research. It expands on the importance of collaboration, innovation, and cross-disciplinarity, and proposes strategies for bridging information science research into more critical investigations of information activities in contemporary society.

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