Editors:
- Aims to pave new ways in the disciplines involved — philosophy of technology, systems methodology, and information technology and information systems — and to stimulate the interaction between these disciplines
- The contributing authors are an international and interdisciplinary group in nature and have a common vision. Each of the chapters is an expression of that vision, which each contributor interprets in their own situation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Contemporary Systems Thinking (CST)
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (16 chapters)
-
Back Matter
About this book
In Search Of An Integrative Vision For Technology will stimulate its readers to consider the 'whole story that is information systems' within the context of an integrative vision of technology. It integrates disparate areas of debate and research while appreciating the contribution that philosophy can make to such thinking. It is deliberately broad in coverage, and designed to provide useful pointers so that researchers, students, practitioners, and developers can easily apply each point as needed. "Human issues of technology and their normative aspects" is a theme that runs throughout the entire book.
The integrative vision is centered on an understanding of human practice — the twin notions of structure and direction, and the leading and the founding functions of such practice. While this understanding applies to all technologies, it is worked out in more detail for information technology. From this philosophical understanding, many interdisciplinary areas of interest are identified.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The philosophy of technology can be an important resource for technology educators. … Some commentators have argued that technology is nothing else than the ‘glue’ that binds various disciplines together. … This book offers a more balanced view: there is both technology with a body of knowledge of its own, and there is a systems studies approach that integrates technology with other disciplines. … technology educators … would do well to read the book and reflect on its implications for their teaching." (Marc J. de Vries, International Journal of Technology and Design Education, Vol. 17 (1), 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
-
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sytse Strijbos
-
University of Salford, UK
Andrew Basden
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In Search of an Integrative Vision for Technology
Book Subtitle: Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems
Editors: Sytse Strijbos, Andrew Basden
Series Title: Contemporary Systems Thinking
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32162-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-32150-9Published: 07 March 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4070-4Published: 11 February 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-32162-2Published: 22 June 2006
Series ISSN: 1568-2846
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 310
Topics: Business Mathematics, IT in Business, Business and Management, general, Social Sciences, general, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of the Social Sciences