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Ethnography and Education Volume 8, 2013 - Issue 2: Doing Educational Ethnography in an Online World: Methodological Challenges, Choices and Innovations
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The road less travelled: the journey of immersion into the virtual field

Sabrina Fitzsimons School of Education, Mater Dei Institute of Education, A College of Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 162-176 | Published online: 28 May 2013
 
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Abstract

This article provides an account of my experience of immersion as a third-level teacher into the three-dimensional multi-user virtual world Second Life for research purposes. An ethnographic methodology was employed. Three stages in this journey are identified: separation, transition and transformation. In presenting this journey of immersion, it is hoped that the article will contribute to the discussion of conducting research in online environments.

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