Research Product
The Research Context has been taken out of the ordinary order because of the circumstances of the project and product.
At best, the research addresses a miniature--a sliver--of the social complexity involved in the interaction between Diné cultural technology and how it is related to twenty-first century technology. Diné culture provides an appropriate and familiar setting in which to explore the intersection of orality, computers, and the WWW from a unique perspective. The goal of the case study was to learn more about the issues and complexities involved in Lake Valley community's access to computer technology, including Internet capabilities. The process was a "discovery learning" (Stake, 1999, p. 240) experience. Through thoughtful, systematic interpretation, and guidance, it is decidedly my understanding of the case, which is detailed here. In trying to let the case tell its own story, the style and representation reflect its teller-the researcher (Stake, 1995; Atkinson, 1992). Admittedly, I could not tell the whole story, and chose for this setting the best possible telling I could make.
The representation of the research as a web-based product is a way of sharing the completed research project with participants, collaborators, and community members, on and off the reservation, in addition to the scholarly community.