The Theory and Practice of the Virtual University: Working Through the Work of Making Work Mobile |
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| Authors: | Pollock Neil Cornford James |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Management, University of Edinburgh, William Robertson Building, 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 93Y, UK;(2) Newcastle School of Management, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 7RU, UK |
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| Abstract: | The coming of new Information CommunicationTechnologies (ICTs) has prompted muchcontroversy in higher education. Scholars andadministrators have been excited by thepotential – perhaps the threat – of the`virtual' university. But whilst much has beenwritten about `virtual higher education', lesshas been said about the actual `work' involved.Drawing upon insights from the sociology oftechnology, this paper reports on the attemptsof one university to reconcile ideas about`virtuality' with the more established networksand infrastructures of traditional universitylife. This research is based upon aparticipant-observation study carried out inthe UK. |
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