Tailoring methodological bricolage to investigate non-discretionary use of digital technology

Digital technology appears to be an integral part of everyday life: at homes, workplaces, during leisure time; mediating interactions, demanding attention and engagement. In the age of cloud computing, social media, and ubiquitous mobile devices, it is easy to think that everyone appreciates its supposedly liberating effects. The question arises, whether it is possible to remain detached from what the digital technology has to offer, or is resistance futile? How do people cope with its unanticipated and sometimes involuntary use? The aim of the study was to create an engaged, first-hand, context dependent account of people’s experiences with non-discretionary use of digital technology. In this scenario, people are required to change their everyday practices in order to accommodate use of digital devices. This paper aims to advocate benefits of methodological bricolage, where the researcher tailors tasks, tools, and approaches to understand the subject at hand. The investigation relied upon qualitative methods of data gathering, which enabled open and involved exploration, as well as interpretive methods to make sense of gathered information.

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Emilia Sobolewska

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Publication date: July 2017

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.49

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Conference date: 11 – 13 July 2017

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[1] H. AhmadA. Basden 2008 Non Discretionary Use of Information System and the Technology Acceptance Model Annual IRIS Conference, 2008 University of Salford Salford

[2] V. BraunV. Clarke 2006 Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology Qualitative Research in Psychology 3 2 77 101

[3] S. A. BrownA. P. MasseyM. Montoya-WeissJ. Burkman 2002 Do I Really Have to? User Acceptance of Mandated Technology European Journal of Information Systems 11 283 295

[4] B. ChaeM. S. Poole 2005 Mandates and Technology Acceptance: A Tale of Two Enterprise Technologies Journal of Strategic Information Systems 14 147 166

[5] F. DavisD. 1989 Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology MIS Quarterly 13 3 319 340

[6] N.K DenzinY. Lincoln 2003 Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry 2 Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi Sage Publications

[7] N. DenzinY. Lincoln 2011 The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research 4 Thousand Oaks, CA Sage

[8] P. Dourish 2001 Where the Action Is Cambridge MA MIT Press

[9] W.H DuttonG. BlankD. Groselj 2013 Cultures of the Internet: The Internet in Britain. Oxford Internet Survey 2013 Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford

[10] U. FlickKardoff vonI. Steinke 2004 A Companion to Qualitative Research London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi Sage Publications

[11] H. Garfinkel 1967 Studies in Ethnomethodology Polity

[12] Go-On UK August 2016 http://www.go-on.co.uk

[13] S. Hongladarom 2004 Exploring the Philosophical Terrain of the Digital Divide, Australian Computer Society, Computing and Philosophy Conference, Canberra, Conference in Research and Practice in Information Technology, 37 85 89

[14] Ipsos MORI 2015 Basic Digital Skills UK Report 2015 June 2015

[15] J. L. Kincheloe 2001 Describing the Bricolage: Conceptualizing a New Rigor in Qualitative Research Qualitative Inquiry 7 6 679 672

[16] J. L. Kincheloe 2004 Introduction: The Power of the Bricolage: Expanding Research Methods J. L. KincheloeK. S. Berry Rigour and Complexity in Educational Research: Conceptualizing the Bricolage 1 22 Maidenhead Open University Press

[17] C. Lévi-Strauss 1966 The Savage Mind Chicago University of Chicago Press

[18] E. McKey 2005 Human-Computer Interaction Closes the Digital Divide: A Multicultural, Intergenerational ICT Case Study, South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) 2005: ICT: Building Bridges Conference, Sydney, Australia. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology 46

[19] J. Nielsen 1993 Usability Engineering Academic Press San Diego, CA

[20] J.B PickR. Azari 2007 Worldwide Digital Divide: Influences of Education, Workforce, Economic, and Policy Factors on Information Technology, SIGMIS-CPR'07, April 19-21 2007 St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

[21] C. Robson 2004 Real World Research 2 Oxford Blackwell

[22] M. Rogers 2012 Contextualizing Theories and Practices of Bricolage Research The Qualitative Report 17(T&L Art, 7) 1 17

[23] C. SatchellP. Dourish 2009 Beyond the User: Use and Non-Use, OZCHI, 2009, Nov 23-27 2009 Melbourne, Australia 9 16

[24] J.A SmithP. FlowersM. Larkin 2009 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Theory, Method and Research SAGE Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC

[25] O. SoreboT. R. Eikebrokk 2008 Explaining IS Continuance in Environments Where Usage is Mandatory Computers in Human Behavior 24 5 2357 2371

[26] C. Stephanidis 2009 The Universal Access Handbook Taylor and Francis

[27] L.G TornatzkyK. J. Klein 1982 Innovation Characteristics and Innovation AdoptionImplementation: A Meta-Analysis of Findings IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management 29 1 28 45

[28] C. Wibberley 2012 Getting to Grips with Bricolage: A Personal Account The Qualitative Report, 17(Art. 50) 1 8

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