Cross-cultural study of university websites found similar technical features and audience-significant cultural emphases¶
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q2 i? Callahan's (2005) study of university websites across cultures found similar technical features across cultures and culturally significant emphases such as religion in Malaysia and Ecuador and the performing arts in Sweden and Denmark. → Patricia A. Young 2008
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Patricia A. Young 2008¶
Patricia A. Young. (2008). Integrating Culture in the Design of ICTs. British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol 39 No 1, 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00699.x
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The review reports this study of university website design across cultures as evidence that cultural similarities can be developed as design specifications, complementing the field's focus on cultural differences. Purpose as ideological representation was also similar.
"Callahan (2005) found that universities displayed similar technical features such as banners to represent the opening page of the website."
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Cross-cultural study of university websites found similar technical features and audience-significant cultural emphases |
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Cross-cultural study of university websites found similar technical features and audience-significant cultural emphases |
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