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Work In Progress: A Meta-Literature Review Of Moral Foundations Theory As Applied In Game Studies, Sarah E. Hodge, Nicholas D. Bowman, Sven Jockel, Alyssa Wright
Work In Progress: A Meta-Literature Review Of Moral Foundations Theory As Applied In Game Studies, Sarah E. Hodge, Nicholas D. Bowman, Sven Jockel, Alyssa Wright
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
This paper outlines an in-progress systematic review of extant research in game studies that has incorporated Moral Foundations Theory (MFT), or relevant extensions of that theory to media entertainment, such as the Moral Intuition and Media Entertainment/Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars (MIME). Due to the interdisciplinary nature of these theoretical perspectives as well as game studies broadly, systematic review is critical to helping us collectively understand and collate the research in this area. The systematic review is done in two parts, one as a deep description of the characteristics of included studies, and one as a statistical analysis (as …
Research For Non-Profits, A Service Learning Class In Grantseeking Research, Alyssa Wright
Research For Non-Profits, A Service Learning Class In Grantseeking Research, Alyssa Wright
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
This chapter describes Research for Non-Profits a 300/500 level service-learning course that introduces non-profits and grantseeking while teaching research and information literacy skills. Students in the course create a funder research portfolio for a non-profit client with a funding need. As students draft, revise, and polish the portfolios, they hone their research skills as well as engage with larger information literacy concepts, particularly the value of information, information creation as a process, and how authority is constructed and contextual. The chapter describes the course’s long development road as well as how partnerships were built, not only with the campus center …
Mapping A Subfield’S Sociology Of Science: A 25-Year Network And Bibliometric Analysis Of The Knowledge Construction Of Sports Crisis Communication, Jennifer L. Harker, Adam J. Saffer
Mapping A Subfield’S Sociology Of Science: A 25-Year Network And Bibliometric Analysis Of The Knowledge Construction Of Sports Crisis Communication, Jennifer L. Harker, Adam J. Saffer
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Sport crisis communication research has emerged as a substantial subfield of communication, sport communication, and crisis communication. The purpose of this study is to assess the development and diffusion of the subfield’s scholarly works to uncover the influential authors, theories, and journals central to the subfield’s knowledge construction process. We chart the development of the subfield by combining network analysis and bibliometric methods. Our analysis of 25 years of scholarship in 25 journals reveals seven major areas of focus in sport crisis communication with an emphasis on applied and critical cultural scholarship. Furthermore, our research indicates that the Journal of …
"Clogging?" "No, I Said, West Virginia Blogging.", Beth Jane Toren
"Clogging?" "No, I Said, West Virginia Blogging.", Beth Jane Toren
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
This newsletter article provides an introductory survey of methods of communication can be leveraged by blogs in libraries. Profession-wide and local-level examples are provided along with technical advice for beginners.