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  1. Feb 13, 2024 · Critique. Examples. Latour’s actor-network theory states that human and non-human actors form shifting networks of relationships that define situations and determine outcomes. It is a constructivist approach arguing that society, organizations, ideas, and other key elements are shaped by the interactions between actors in diverse networks ...

  2. Mar 23, 2007 · Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Summary: Actor-Network Theory is a framework and systematic way to consider the infrastructure surrounding technological achievements. Assigns agency to both human and non-human actors (e.g. artifacts) Originator: Michel Callon [1] (1991) and Bruno Latour [2] (1992); John Law [3]; others.

  3. In Researching Education Through Actor-Network Theory, Tara Fenwick and Richard Edwards both renew and reclaim actor-network theory for educational research dem-onstrating its potential and power in a series of related papers selected and edited for their insights into educational processes.This is an authoritative collection by experts in

  4. Actor-Network Theory. Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a theoretical framework that emerged in the 1980s in the field of science and technology studies, and later applied in other fields such as organization studies, information systems, and innovation management. ANT emphasizes the agency of non-human actors, such as technologies, in shaping ...

  5. Jun 14, 2010 · This book offers an introduction to Actor-Network Theory for educators to consider in three ways. One mode is the introduction of concepts, approaches and debates around Actor-Network Theory as a research approach in education. A second mode showcases educational studies that have employed ANT approaches in classrooms, workplaces and community ...

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  6. The primary tenet of actor network theory (ANT) is the concept of the heterogeneous network. An actor network consists of, and links together, both technical and nontechnical elements. This concept is based on the recognition that actors build networks combining technical and social elements. In ANT, actors can be defined as entities that serve ...

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  8. v. t. e. Actornetwork theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships. It posits that nothing exists outside those relationships. All the factors involved in a social situation are on the same level, and thus ...