General information
Code: P5-0399
Period: 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2018
Range on year: 1.55 FTE | 2016
Project leader at FDV: prof.dr. Vasja Vehovar
Research activity: Social sciences
Abstract
Integration of the Internet into modern societies is an extremely important issue in contemporary social science research that is opening new prospects of innovative research methods. The proposed research programme covers both aspects: the Internet as a research object and the Internet as a tool for social science research.
THE INTERNET AS A RESEARCH OBJECT covers a broad research area in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are discussed from various aspects, including the foundations of the Internet society, the socio-technological context, communication, education, human resources and marketing - New developments of social applications (e.g. e-learning, e-health, e-government, e-commerce, gamification) are also included here. Within this broad context, the research programme largely focuses on the following topics:
the Internet’s role in e-social sciences for the integration of virtual collaboration in all stages of the research process;
digital inequalities with an emphasis on overcoming the exclusion of the elderly, using an analysis of the digital divide based on the time distance methodology;
safer Internet and the prevention of illegal and harmful content on the Internet;
factors and consequences of (Internet-related) media multi-tasking associated with the use of ICTs in everyday life;
the adoption of advanced assistive and mobile technologies to improve the social inclusion and quality of life of various population groups; and
innovative applications of interactive online games in informal education.
With respect to the INTERNET AS A RESEARCH TOOL, the programme focuses on the advancement of innovative knowledge and methods related to Internet-mediated data collection:
researching the methodological determinants of data quality in web surveys;
new challenges of web survey applications (e.g. like online panels, mobile devices etc.);
integration of artificial intelligence and language technologies into questionnaire development and data collection;
refinement of usability methods for testing Internet services on multi-functional mobile devices based on the characteristics of the target populations; and
the use of paradata (digital footprints) for an in-depth analysis of the behavioural patterns of participants involved in Internet-mediated data collection.
The research group is well established in the international scientific community, as shown in its scientific and socio-economic achievements – both internationally (publications, citations, awards, editorial boards, involvement in international organisations, international projects and scientific collaboration, mentoring, the WebSM website, the 1KA web survey tool) and nationally (the RIS project, Web Survey Day, Safer Internet centre SAFE.SI and hotline SPLETNO-OKO). These all guarantee that the proposed programme will be successfully carried out, while developing global scientific excellence and transferring new knowledge into practice.
Research Organisation
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