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Creating and Discussing Discourse Networks with Research Participants: What Can We Learn?

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Advances in Quantitative Ethnography (ICQE 2022)

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In this paper, I argue that elements of Epistemic Network Analysis (ENA), a quantitative ethnography tool, can be adapted to facilitate co-construction of knowledge in an interview setting. ENA needs to be further explored in collaborative contexts with researchers and participants to generate nuanced examinations of its affordances and limitations. To respond to this challenge and continue the efforts of participatory QE, in this paper, I explain the outcomes of joint researcher-participant discussions of constructed discourse networks using ENA. For these discussions, I developed a simple tool using Google Slides, which I describe in detail. This tool allowed research participants and researcher to come together and delve into the themes and puzzles emerging from the creation and discussion of the networks. The outcomes of these network discussions shed light on the intricacies of joint cognition in discourse when data visualizations such as ENA are used to create a reflective and collaborative space for researchers and participants.

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    Hazel Vega

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    Crina Damşa

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    Amanda Barany

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Vega, H. (2023). Creating and Discussing Discourse Networks with Research Participants: What Can We Learn?. In: Damşa, C., Barany, A. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1785. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31726-2_9

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