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Research Design and Methodology
This investigation was concerned generally to see how new technologies come into the
everyday lives of different people, and how in turn these people engage with these
offerings: the way they are appropriated, including adoption, learning and struggling, but
also other strategies for non-adoption, or arms length appropriation. Particular issues
include the influence of knowledge, use and resource on ICT appropriation within and
between domains of the life-space, addressing both opportunities for crossover and
reinforcement of boundaries. More broadly it asked how the appropriation of
technologies, such as the PC, the mobile phone and the Internet is proceeding now that
certain technical elements and skills have left the domain of the early adopter. The study
started from three motivations:
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Research Design and Methodology
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English
2012
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