Dissertation Research: Dynamics of Globalization in the Philippine Scientific Community

论文研究：菲律宾科学界的全球化动态

• 批准号: 0432114
• 负责人: Wesley Shrum
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: Louisiana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-15 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0432114&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Dynamics; Globalization; Philippine

This Science and Technology Studies Dissertation Improvement Grant examines the impact of the Internet on science in developing areas, using concepts and theoretical perspectives at the intersection of science and technology studies, the sociology of development, and social network analysis. It seeks to shed light on the under-researched aspects of science in the developing world, specifically the simultaneous influence of different "scientific metropoles" on the dynamics of Internet diffusion and knowledge production in peripheral scientific communities. This proposal seeks to examine and characterize the diffusion of the Internet and its impact on the dynamics of science in Philippine science. It focuses on the communication behavior, personal networks, collaboration patterns, productivity, and professional activities of local scientists in three Philippine scientific communities. It focuses particularly on Philippine scientific communities because their dynamics and orientation, as well as their personnel and training are influenced by three technologically, economically, and culturally dominant "scientific metropoles": Australia, Japan, and the United States. The study seeks to know whether or not the location of academic training conditions patterns of Internet adoption, communication behavior, personal networks, collaboration, and productivity. It is guided by the following research questions: (1) Are there differences in the diffusion of the Internet in Philippine science? (2) If so, what are the bases for digital inequality? (3) Are there differences in Internet adoption behavior, scientific communication behavior, personal networks, collaboration patterns, and productivity of Filipino scientists trained in the Philippines, Australia, Japan, and the United States? These questions are based, in part, on a recently completed analysis of scientists in Ghana, Kenya, and India (Ynalvez et al., 2004). However, these three locations are all relatively homogeneous in their relationship to a single scientific metropole. The Philippines, owing to a history of diverse colonial involvements, exhibits relationships to several metropoles, rendering it a strategic research location for the study of postcolonial influence. To answer these questions, the student will survey a sample of 300 Filipino scientists in state research universities and government research institutes. The study will shed light on the influence of academic training in the metropoles of Australia, Japan, and the United States on the networks of Filipino scientists. The broader impacts of the study relate to digital divide issues of critical importance to the globalization of science. The study will provide a detailed guide to current networks and partnerships both within this underrepresented scientific community and between the Philippine and international communities. These results will be disseminated broadly to enhance understanding and serve as the basis for policies integrating developing areas into the global scientific community.

这项科学与技术研究论文改进赠款授予了互联网对发展领域的科学的影响，利用科学技术研究，发展社会学和社交网络分析的概念和理论观点。它试图阐明发展中国家科学的研究不足的方面，特别是不同的“科学都市”对外围科学社区中互联网扩散和知识生产动态的同时影响。该建议旨在检查和表征互联网的扩散及其对菲律宾科学科学动力学的影响。它着重于三个菲律宾科学社区的当地科学家的沟通行为，个人网络，协作模式，生产力和专业活动。它特别关注菲律宾科学界，因为他们的动态和方向以及他们的人员和培训受到三个技术，经济和文化上主导的“科学大都市”的影响：澳大利亚，日本和美国。该研究试图知道互联网采用，交流行为，个人网络，协作和生产力的学术培训条件模式的位置。它以以下研究问题为指导：（1）菲律宾科学中互联网的扩散是否存在差异？ （2）如果是，数字不平等的基础是什么？ （3）互联网采用行为，科学沟通行为，个人网络，协作模式以及在菲律宾，澳大利亚，日本和美国培训的菲律宾科学家的生产力上是否存在差异？这些问题部分基于对加纳，肯尼亚和印度的科学家的分析（Ynalvez等，2004）。但是，这三个位置在与单个科学大都市的关系中都是相对均匀的。菲律宾由于有多种殖民参与的历史，与几个都市展示了关系，使其成为研究后殖民影响的战略研究地点。为了回答这些问题，学生将调查国家研究所和政府研究机构中300位菲律宾科学家的样本。该研究将阐明澳大利亚，日本和美国对菲律宾科学家网络的学术培训的影响。该研究的更广泛的影响与数字鸿沟有关科学全球化至关重要的问题。这项研究将为这个代表性不足的科学界以及菲律宾和国际社区之间的当前网络和伙伴关系提供详细的指南。这些结果将被广泛传播，以增强理解并作为将发展中心融入全球科学界的政策的基础。