Colleagues, I'll call your attention to this new special issue of JoCI co-edited by Andy Bytheway, Colin Rhinesmith and Mark Wolfe. http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/50 This is an excellent issue and one I've been looking to have developed for some time. I'll also call your attention to the "Editorial" from the co-editors which provides a very good introduction to the subject and to the special issue. http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/1268/1168 M Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics web: http://ci-journal.net The Journal of Community Informatics Vol 11, No 3 (2015): Special Issue: Research Methods in Community Informatics Table of Contents http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/issue/view/50 Editorial -------- Introduction: Research Methods for Community Informatics Colin Rhinesmith A Canadian Election Programme for Digital Citizenship and Social Equity Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Articles --------

From Exploration to Design: Aligning Intentionality in Community Informatics Projects Ammar Halabi, Amalia Sabiescu, Salomão David, Sara Vannini, David Nemer

Meta-Synthesizing Qualitative Research in Information Systems Hossana Twinomurinzi, Roy Johnson Focus Groups as a Tool to Collect Data in a Community Informatics Project Involving Elderly Rural Women Ronel Smith Reflective evaluation of civil society development: A case study of RLabs Cape Town, South Africa Gary Brian Wills Contributions from Visitor Research to CI and ICT4D Theory and Research Methodology Patricia M Alexander Teaching Open Data for Social Movements: a Research Strategy Alan Freihof Tygel, Maria Luiza Machado Campos, Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear Curriculum development for mobile digital literacy skills acquisition using a Design Science Approach Judy van Biljon, Ronell van der Merwe, Dalize Van Heerden, John Traxler Design for Sustainability: Countering the Drivers of Unsustainability in Development Projects Isabel Meyer, Mario Alphonso Marais Notes from the field -------- First Mile Methodologies in Community Informatics Research: Learning from First Nations Rob McMahon, Arline Chasle, Tim Whiteduck A Framework to Research the Social Determinants of ICTs for E-Health Lareen Ann Newman What are Community Wireless Networks For? Greta Byrum ________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Community Informatics http://www.ci-journal.net