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篇名 跨領域學術社群之智識網絡結構初探:以臺灣科技與社會研究為例
卷期 8:2
並列篇名 Exploring Intellectual Network Structure of an Interdisciplinary Research Community: A Case Study of Taiwan's STS Community
作者 袁大鈺唐牧群
頁次 125-163
關鍵字 跨領域研究學術社群網絡結構科技與社會研究社會網絡分析書目計量學Interdisciplinary researchScholarly communityNetwork structureScience, technology and society studiesSTSSocial network analysisSNABibliometricsTSSCI
出刊日期 201012

中文摘要

近年來國內跨領域研究有逐漸崛起的趨勢,科技與社會研究(Science, Technology and
Society studies, STS)便是其中一例。有鑑於國內探討跨領域研究的相關文獻甚少,領域知識發展的歷程又和參與知識生產的學術社群有密切關係,故本研究探討STS學術社群之智識網絡,
希望揭示跨領域學術社群內部的智識網絡結構。本研究針對61名STS成員發表的期刊文獻,使用書目計量學與社會網絡分析法進行資料蒐集與分析。根據學者過去發表的文獻,研究者分別使用書目耦合與作者共被引技術進行資料處理,得到兩個代表該社群智識的關係矩陣。研究者接續使用社會網絡分析技術分別對二者進行整體網絡分析、社會子群體分析、社會結構分析。究結果顯示,此跨領域學術社群之網絡連結密度偏低,並且存在少數核心人物發揮凝聚網絡的影響力。根據行動者在書目網絡中的結構相似性,可將之分作7~8個子群體,各群體分別占據網絡不同之結構位置。本研究發現該社群除領域內交流之外,領域間聯繫亦相當頻繁,此現象說明該社群之智識互動是建立在研究主題與議題之上,不僅侷限於相同學科背景內部。研究結果亦顯示該社群具有知識綿覆性(knowledge redundancy),此為跨領域社群內異質性成員交流溝通之重要凝聚基礎。

英文摘要

Applying methods in bibliometrics and social network analysis (SNA), the paper sets out to examine interdisciplinary knowledge transfer and synthesis of the Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS) community in Taiwan. Based on 61 STS members’ journal articles, the researcher
created two relational matrices to represent the intellectual structure of the community, one through bibliometric coupling technique; the other, author co-citation technique. By applying several SNA techniques, we were able to analyze the intellectual configuration of STS community across different disciplinary boundaries. Research findings show that the network connection density tends to be low and that there are several central figures exerting greater influence on network cohesion. Based
on actors’ “structural equivalence”, the network was divided into 7 to 8 subgroups that occupy different structural positions in the network. The within- and between- subgroup connection was further analyzed. The findings suggest that the network is woven on the basis of research topics and issues instead of disciplines. The connection among sub-groups points to the existence of knowledge redundancy, which could be critical in maintaining network cohesion in a heterogeneous community.

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