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Further Down the Virtual Vines: Managing Community-Based Work in Virtual Public Spaces

Further Down the Virtual Vines: Managing Community-Based Work in Virtual Public Spaces

Marianne LeGreco, Michelle Ferrier, Dawn Leonard
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466685536|ISBN10: 1466685530|EISBN13: 9781466685543
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8553-6.ch007
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LeGreco, Marianne, et al. "Further Down the Virtual Vines: Managing Community-Based Work in Virtual Public Spaces." Management and Participation in the Public Sphere, edited by Mika Markus Merviö, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8553-6.ch007

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LeGreco, M., Ferrier, M., & Leonard, D. (2015). Further Down the Virtual Vines: Managing Community-Based Work in Virtual Public Spaces. In M. Merviö (Ed.), Management and Participation in the Public Sphere (pp. 1-23). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8553-6.ch007

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LeGreco, Marianne, Michelle Ferrier, and Dawn Leonard. "Further Down the Virtual Vines: Managing Community-Based Work in Virtual Public Spaces." In Management and Participation in the Public Sphere, edited by Mika Markus Merviö, 1-23. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8553-6.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the somewhat unexpected relationship between participatory research methods, virtual work, and community-based practices. More specifically, our contribution outlines different conceptual foundations and methodological approaches related to participatory and community-based research. Embedded within this review, we address two key connections between participatory methods and virtual work. First, participatory and community-based methodologies provide a useful set of concepts and practices that can be applied in virtual contexts. Second, virtual work can facilitate participatory initiatives and achieve community-based goals. The chapter also offers two updated case studies from the previous version of this chapter. These short case studies illustrate how community-based groups often rely on virtual work to move their local initiatives forward.