My PhD progresses and questions at the first residential seminar of the CrossField Pro*Doc school (Brusata di Novazzano, Feb. 05-09, 2012

1. S a r a Va n n i n i
NewMinE Lab
Università della Svizzera italiana
1stCrossFieldresidentialseminarFeb.2012

2. C O MMU NI T Y
M U LT I MED IA
S a r a Va n n i n i
NewMinE Lab C E N T R ES :
Università della Svizzera italiana P E R C E PT IONS
1stCrossFieldresidentialseminarFeb.2012
F ROM
M OZ AMB I QU E .

3. P r o j e c t R E - AC T :
Social Representations of
CMCs in Mozambique &
Actions for Improvement.
My Broad Topic:
Hints from the literature
and interesting research
questions.
Frameworks:
Striving to find the right
theory and methodology.

4. P r o j e c t R E - AC T :
Social Representations of
CMCs in Mozambique &
Actions for Improvement.
My Broad Topic:
Hints from the literature
and interesting research
questions.
Frameworks:
Striving to find the right
theory and methodology.

5. C o m muni ty M u l t ime di a C e n tr e s

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C o m muni ty M u l t ime di a C e n tr e s

9. C o m muni ty M u l t ime di a C e n tr e s

10. C MCs Definition:
CMCs are community-based facilities
offering both community radio broadcasting and
telecentre services (access t o t h e I n t e rn et
and other ICTs).
U N E S C O, 2 0 0 5

11. C MCs Model Logic:
…fostering equitable access to
i n f or ma ti on a n d k n ow led g e for
development, reduce the digital divide, promote
social inclusion, public p a r t ic ipa ti on ,
e d uca tion , agriculture, health, etc..
U N E S C O, 2 0 0 5

12. C M Cs i n M oz a mbi q ue
2000 UNESCO
2000-2004 8 CMCs in Mozambique (Community
Radios 1990s)
2004-2005 scale-up phase (plan: 50 new CMCs)
2010 MZ Ministry of Science and Technology
(128 districts)
2011 34 CMCs

13. S o c ia l R ep r e s en ta ti ons

14. S o c ia l R ep r e s en ta ti ons
Moscovici, 1973

15. S o c ia l R ep r e s en ta ti ons
systems of values, ideas and practices, that are
shared among a given group
Moscovici, 1973

16. to establish how people
interpret their world
2 f u n c t ion s o f S R to enable people to
communicate with
the other
members of the
community
Moscovici, 1973

17. S o c ia l R ep r e s en ta ti ons
(Mis)Alignments in their conceptualization are a
good Social Sustainability indicator

18. Definition of the Sample (10 out of
34 CMCs)
Field Work:
241 Semi-structured Interviews
361 Pictures
S o c ia l (initiating agencies, staff, users,
“non-users”)
R ep re sent ati on s
Transcriptions
of CMCs
Coding in progress…
Questionnaire to “non-users”

19. S o c ia l A c t ion s
R ep re sent ati on s f o r I m p r ove men t
of CMCs of CMCs

20. P r o j e c t R E - AC T :
Social Representations of
CMCs in Mozambique &
Actions for Improvement.
My Broad Topic:
Hints from the literature
and interesting research
questions.
Frameworks:
Striving to find the right
theory and methodology.

21. S o c ia l
R ep re sent ati on s
of CMCs

22. Pr oje ct R Q s
What do they think about CMCs (RC + TC)?
Are there misalignments (RC + TC)?

23. Pr oje ct R Q s
What do they think about CMCs (RC + TC)?
Are there misalignments (RC + TC)?

24. O n e S t ep B a c k …

25. C MCs Model Logic:
…fostering equitable access to
i n f or ma ti on a n d k n ow led g e for
development, reduce the digital divide, promote
social inclusion, public p a r t ic ipa ti on ,
e d uca tion , agriculture, health, etc..
U N E S C O, 2 0 0 5

26. C MCs Model Logic:
…fostering equitable access to
i n f or ma ti on a n d k n ow led g e4 D
development, reduce the digital divide, promote
social inclusion, public p a r t ic ipa ti on ,
e d uca tion , agriculture, health, etc..

27. P e op le’ s p e r cep tion s

28. P e op le’ s p e r cep tion s
Community’s perceptions are key success factors.

29. L i t e r at u re

30. L i t e r at u re
Technological Determinism.
Digital Divide.
Globalization.
Wilson, 2003
T homson, 20 04
Budd, 2005
Brown, 2009

31. L i t e r at u re
ICTs for Learning.
Contradictions.
Brown, 2009

32. Information. ICTs for Learning.
Knowledge4D.
Education.
(Social Inclusion). Digital Divide.
Participation. Globalization.
Information and
Communication.
Tech. Determinism.
Contradictions.

33. According to people’s perceptions, do CMCs enable
communities to:
- Be better informed?
- Be more educated?
- Communicate more effectively?
- Participate more?
Both RC and TC components?
Are there (extra-tech/extra-infrastructural) barriers?

34. Am I in a loop?

35. P r o j e c t R E - AC T :
Social Representations of
CMCs in Mozambique &
Actions for Improvement.
My Broad Topic:
Hints from the literature
and interesting research
questions.
Frameworks:
Striving to find the right
theory and methodology.

36. T h e or eti ca l F r a m ew ork

37. S o c ia l R ep r e sen ta ti ons

38. C o n str ucti vism
S o c ia l R ep r e sen ta ti ons

39. C o n str ucti vism
People’s realities.
Consequences of their constructions.
Different voices, possibly all of them.

40. M e th od olog i ca l F r a m ew or k

41. Q u a li ta tiv e + Q u a n tit at iv e

42. C o n tent A n a ly si s
P h o to E l i c i ta tio n
S e m i o tic s ( p i ctu r e s )
Q u e s tio n n ai re s

43. I s t a r te d i n d uct iv e…

45. S a r a Va n n i n i
NewMinE Lab
T HANK YOU Università della Svizzera italiana
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