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ERIC Number: EJ488232
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8231
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Information and Democracy: An Examination of Underlying Assumptions.
Dervin, Brenda
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v45 n6 p369-85 Jul 1994
Examines the relationship between information and democracy through a framework of six stereotyped assumptions regarding ontology and epistemology, i.e., dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism. Implications for the design and implementation of information systems are discussed. (Contains 93 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Computer System Design, Constructivism (Learning), Democracy, Dogmatism, Epistemology, Information Science, Information Systems, Naturalism, Postmodernism, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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