e-Research in the Social Sciences: The Collaborative Web-mediated Analysis of Large Data Sets

Research Team:
Professor David Clarke, Cameron Mitchell (University of Melbourne)
Dr Fritjof Sahlstrom (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Professor Frederick Leung (Hong Kong University)

Project Outline:
The major challenge for large-scale international collaborative research is to develop effective means of sharing and analysing the very large data sets that are being developed internationally. The term e-Research encapsulates this activity precisely. The 16-country LPS project has generated a complex database of classroom video and other material on an unprecedented scale. Secure web-mediated access to this data set will dramatically improve the current level of international collaborative analytical activity and offer a model to other international research consortia, particularly in the Social Sciences. Collaborative analysis with Uppsala and Hong Kong universities will provide an effective test case.