Chris Mann, Fiona Stewart

Internet Communication and Qualitative Research

A Handbook for Researching Online

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Communication and Qualitative Research is the first textbook to examine the impact of Internet technology on qualitative research methods. Drawing on many pioneering studies using computer-mediated communication (CMC), the authors show how online researchers can employ Internet-based qualitative methods to collect rich, descriptive, contextually-situated data. They discuss the methodological, practical and theoretical considerations associated with such methods as in-depth online interviewing, virtual focus groups, and participant observation in virtual communities. This is a comprehensive and practical guide that:
Reviews online research practice and basic Internet technology Looks in detail at the skills required by the online researcher Examines the ethical, confidentiality, security, and legal issues involved in online research Considers the theoretical challenges surrounding data collected in a "virtual venue" Addresses the social and cultural impact of researching online through a discussion of power, gender, and identity issues in the virtual world
Internet Communication and Qualitative Research will be an indispensable guide for all students and researchers working in the digital age.

Produktdetails

• New Technologies for Social Research series
• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd / Sage Publications
• 2000.
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780761966272
• ISBN-10: 0761966277
• Artikelnr.: 22223008

Autorenporträt

Chris Mann was Emeritus Professor of Poetry at Rhodes University. Before his move to Rhodes, he worked in rural education and development for over a decade, primarily as a director of the Valley Trust outside Durban. He founded Wordfest South Africa at Rhodes University and his published work includes fifteen poetry collections and several verse plays. He is the recipient of an English Academy Gold Medal (2019), the Patricia Schonstein Poetry in McGregor Prize (2019), a Standard Bank National Arts Festival Ovation Award for his play, The Ballad of Dirk de Bruin (2014), the Thomas Pringle Award for Poetry (2007), the Olive Schreiner Award for South African Poetry (1983) and, while a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, the Sir Roger Newdigate Prize (1973). Dryad Press mourns his passing in 2021.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Practicalities of Using CMC
An Ethical Framework
Introducing Online Methods
Online Focus Groups
The Online Interviewer
Power Issues in Internet Research
Language Mode and Analysis
Virtuality and Data
Future Directions

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Introduction
Practicalities of Using CMC
An Ethical Framework
Introducing Online Methods
Online Focus Groups
The Online Interviewer
Power Issues in Internet Research
Language Mode and Analysis
Virtuality and Data
Future Directions

Rezensionen

"The internet is exploding with possibilities for conducting social research. Mann and Stewart offer the first in-depth consideration of the prospects and potentially for doing qualitative research on-line. This wide ranging, clearly-written book is essential reading for researchers working at the cutting edge of qualitative methodology."

`Internet Communication and Qualitative Research is a trailblazing

introduction to data sources that will come to the fore in the new

millennium. Its cogent discussion of the techniques, ethics and methods of

analysis of Internet data should be read by every qualitative researcher' - David Silverman, Goldsmiths' College

`Mann and Stewart have prized open the mysteries of online qualitative research.

For those new to this methodology the technology review demystifies; the social

science research ethics issues are re-addressed with reference to the online

situation; methods of conducting online focus groups and interviews, in

particular, are detailed. The tone is both analytical and practical with a host

of techniques suggested. I recommend this accessible text for all qualitative

researchers, both academic and practitioner' - Rehan Ul-Haq, University of Birmingham Business School