Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorHodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl-Ann
dc.contributor.authorWillmers, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorWalji, Sukaina
dc.coverage.spatialGlobal Southen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T10:47:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T10:47:08Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractOpen Research has the potential to advance the scientific process by improving the transparency, rigour, scope and reach of research, but choosing to experiment with Open Research carries with it a set of ideological, legal, technical and operational considerations. Researchers, especially those in resource-constrained situations, may not be aware of the complex interrelations between these different domains of open practice, the additional resources required, or how Open Research can support traditional research practices. Using the Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project as an example, this paper attempts to demonstrate the interrelation between ideological, legal, technical and operational openness; the resources that conducting Open Research requires; and the benefits of an iterative, strategic approach to one’s own Open Research practice. In this paper we discuss the value of a critical approach towards Open Research to ensure better coherence between ‘open’ ideology (embodied in strategic intention) and ‘open’ practice (the everyday operationalisation of open principles). This paper first appeared in Open Praxis, Volume 8 Number 2.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKing, T., Hodgkinson-Williams, C., Willmers, M., & Walji, S. (2016). Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project. <i>Open Praxis</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23328en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKing, Thomas, Cheryl-Ann Hodgkinson-Williams, Michelle Willmers, and Sukaina Walji "Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project." <i>Open Praxis</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23328en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKing, T., Hodgkinson-Williams, C., Willmers, M. & Walji, S. (2016). Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project. Open Praxis, 8(2), pp. 81–91.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - King, Thomas AU - Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl-Ann AU - Willmers, Michelle AU - Walji, Sukaina AB - Open Research has the potential to advance the scientific process by improving the transparency, rigour, scope and reach of research, but choosing to experiment with Open Research carries with it a set of ideological, legal, technical and operational considerations. Researchers, especially those in resource-constrained situations, may not be aware of the complex interrelations between these different domains of open practice, the additional resources required, or how Open Research can support traditional research practices. Using the Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) project as an example, this paper attempts to demonstrate the interrelation between ideological, legal, technical and operational openness; the resources that conducting Open Research requires; and the benefits of an iterative, strategic approach to one’s own Open Research practice. In this paper we discuss the value of a critical approach towards Open Research to ensure better coherence between ‘open’ ideology (embodied in strategic intention) and ‘open’ practice (the everyday operationalisation of open principles). This paper first appeared in Open Praxis, Volume 8 Number 2. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Open Praxis LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project TI - Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23328 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/23328
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKing T, Hodgkinson-Williams C, Willmers M, Walji S. Dimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D project. Open Praxis. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23328.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherOpen Praxisen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.subject.otheropenness
dc.subject.otheropen educational resources
dc.subject.otheropen research
dc.subject.otheriterative
dc.subject.othercritical openness
dc.titleDimensions of open research: critical reflections on openness in the ROER4D projecten_ZA
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