Boundary objects with agency: A method for studying the design-use interface

Information Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-87

  Fleischmann, Kenneth R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Educational software; Grounded theory; Information technology; Technological agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744977682     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240600567188     Document Type: Review

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