Doing Qualitative Research Online
eBook - ePub

Doing Qualitative Research Online

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Doing Qualitative Research Online

About this book

New to online research? This book will give you the foundation you need to confidently design and conduct a project using internet methods.

First providing an overview of online qualitative research, it then provides how-to guidance for studying the ways we use diverse technologies to communicate with words and images. It covers a well-established methods, from document research to online interviews, as well as introducing new turns in qualitative research, such as big data.

This second edition:

  • Equips you with the skills to make good decisions about methodologies, methods and technologies at every stage of your project.
  • Dedicates three chapters to being an ethical online researcher, covering vital aspects such as respecting partners in research and researcher positionality.
  • Includes over 30 'Research Cameo' examples showing you how to put theory into practice.

Written by a scholar-practitioner in e-learning and online academia with 20 years' experience, this book will help students and researchers across the social sciences looking to do qualitative research online.Accompanied by online resources including templates, exercises and further reading, this book will develop your digital literacy and enable you to take advantage of the possibilities of Internet research.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. Table List
  9. About the Author
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Preface to the Second Edition
  12. Organization of the Book
  13. Research Cameos
  14. Discover your online resources
  15. 1 Qualitative Approaches for Research in a Data-intensive World
  16. Section I Designing Online Qualitative Studies
  17. 2 Choosing Methodologies and Methods for Online Studies
  18. 3 Choosing Information and Communications Technologies for Online Studies
  19. Section II Becoming an Ethical Online Researcher
  20. 4 Designing an Ethical Online Study
  21. 5 Conducting an Ethical Online Study
  22. 6 Researchers’ Roles and Positions
  23. Section III Preparing to Collect Data Online
  24. 7 Creating a Sampling Plan
  25. 8 Recruiting, Finding, and Selecting Participants Online
  26. 9 Preparing to Interact with Participants Online
  27. Section IV Collecting Qualitative Data Online
  28. 10 Finding and Collecting Extant Data Online
  29. 11 Eliciting Data Online
  30. 12 Using Enacted Methods Online
  31. Section V Working with Data and Reporting Findings
  32. 13 Organizing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Data
  33. 14 Writing, Reporting, and Contributing to the Literature
  34. 15 Online Communications and Online Qualitative Research: Trends and Influences
  35. Appendix Qualitative Research Methods Resources
  36. Glossary
  37. References
  38. Index