Embracing Wikipedia as a research tool for law: to Wikipedia or not to Wikipedia?
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Article Title | Embracing Wikipedia as a research tool for law: to Wikipedia or not to Wikipedia? |
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ERA Journal ID | 35382 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Barnett, Eola (Author) and Baer, Roslyn (Author) |
Journal Title | The Law Teacher |
Journal Citation | 45 (2), pp. 194-213 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0306-9400 |
1943-0353 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2011.578883 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03069400.2011.578883 |
Abstract | Useful aspects of Wikipedia should be embraced as a research tool. Arguments are based upon a consideration of Wikipedia’s purpose; policies and controlling mechanisms; commentator views on and academic use of Wikipedia as a teaching and learning tool; the fact that empirical research has found students will use Wikipedia. The results of a survey on the research preferences of a range of students engaged in various levels of legal study, from senior secondary school to second year law students, are presented and recommendations regarding educating students in the appropriate use of Wikipedia for research are made. |
Keywords | Wikipedia; tertiary source; research; teaching and learning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified | |
460911. Inter-organisational, extra-organisational and global information systems | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0yy4/embracing-wikipedia-as-a-research-tool-for-law-to-wikipedia-or-not-to-wikipedia
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