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CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Cross-cultural web design research in developing countries especially in Southeast Asia is challenging due to its cross-cultural constraints and complexities. Drawn from analysis and extensive literature review in cross-cultural studies, HCI and design theories, the paper presents the current res...

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Main Author: Goh, Chu Hiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR) 2016
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HM Sociology
NX Arts in general
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/32352/1/GOHCH__APJCECT_APCCR_BRR738-190-199.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.32352 http://eprints.usm.my/32352/ CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Goh, Chu Hiang HM Sociology NX Arts in general Cross-cultural web design research in developing countries especially in Southeast Asia is challenging due to its cross-cultural constraints and complexities. Drawn from analysis and extensive literature review in cross-cultural studies, HCI and design theories, the paper presents the current research trends and challenges faced by contemporary researchers in this area. Myriad of definitions and understanding of culture; uncritical adoption of models and culture theories; issues of etic, emic and the problems of pseudo-etic claims in research findings; and the significant role of designer as primary decision-maker in design processes, are the challenges delineated in this paper. It is crucial to examine these issues to secure the best practice in cross-cultural web design study. The paper concludes by indicating a substantial misdirection in the current research trends and suggests that a redirection of research approach is essential to improve the web service in government websites in order to further enhance social and economic development. Five significant guidelines to conduct cross-cultural web design research in developing countries are thus proposed. Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/32352/1/GOHCH__APJCECT_APCCR_BRR738-190-199.pdf Goh, Chu Hiang (2016) CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Education and Communication Technology. pp. 190-199. ISSN 2205-6181
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NX Arts in general
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NX Arts in general
Goh, Chu Hiang
CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
description Cross-cultural web design research in developing countries especially in Southeast Asia is challenging due to its cross-cultural constraints and complexities. Drawn from analysis and extensive literature review in cross-cultural studies, HCI and design theories, the paper presents the current research trends and challenges faced by contemporary researchers in this area. Myriad of definitions and understanding of culture; uncritical adoption of models and culture theories; issues of etic, emic and the problems of pseudo-etic claims in research findings; and the significant role of designer as primary decision-maker in design processes, are the challenges delineated in this paper. It is crucial to examine these issues to secure the best practice in cross-cultural web design study. The paper concludes by indicating a substantial misdirection in the current research trends and suggests that a redirection of research approach is essential to improve the web service in government websites in order to further enhance social and economic development. Five significant guidelines to conduct cross-cultural web design research in developing countries are thus proposed.
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author Goh, Chu Hiang
author_facet Goh, Chu Hiang
author_sort Goh, Chu Hiang
title CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
title_short CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
title_full CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
title_fullStr CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
title_full_unstemmed CROSS-CULTURAL WEB DESIGN STUDY: RESEARCHERS’CHALLENGING TASKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
title_sort cross-cultural web design study: researchers’challenging tasks in developing countries
publisher Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR)
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.usm.my/32352/1/GOHCH__APJCECT_APCCR_BRR738-190-199.pdf
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