Abstract
The coming of new Information CommunicationTechnologies (ICTs) has prompted muchcontroversy in higher education. Scholars andadministrators have been excited by thepotential – perhaps the threat – of the`virtual' university. But whilst much has beenwritten about `virtual higher education', lesshas been said about the actual `work' involved.Drawing upon insights from the sociology oftechnology, this paper reports on the attemptsof one university to reconcile ideas about`virtuality' with the more established networksand infrastructures of traditional universitylife. This research is based upon aparticipant-observation study carried out inthe UK.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 359-373 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Minerva |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2002 |