This paper presents a methodological reflection on the study of virtual and blended communities. By adopting a dialogical approach, the paper proposes the analysis of reformulations to explore psychosocial group processes within blended communities, characterized by the mixture of online and offline interactions. The method represents an innovative use of reformulation analysis, traditionally used in dyadic interactions of clinical settings. The study illustrates the potential of this methodological innovation, which involves an extended range of categories. Examples from an empirical study of a learning community of university students in a blended course are presented to illustrate the categories.
Group dynamics in virtual communities: Reformulation process as a dialogical device
ANNESE, Susanna;
2012-01-01
Abstract
This paper presents a methodological reflection on the study of virtual and blended communities. By adopting a dialogical approach, the paper proposes the analysis of reformulations to explore psychosocial group processes within blended communities, characterized by the mixture of online and offline interactions. The method represents an innovative use of reformulation analysis, traditionally used in dyadic interactions of clinical settings. The study illustrates the potential of this methodological innovation, which involves an extended range of categories. Examples from an empirical study of a learning community of university students in a blended course are presented to illustrate the categories.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
