
- 384 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustration List
- Table List
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Organization of the Book
- Research Cameos
- Discover your online resources
- 1 Qualitative Approaches for Research in a Data-intensive World
- Section I Designing Online Qualitative Studies
- 2 Choosing Methodologies and Methods for Online Studies
- 3 Choosing Information and Communications Technologies for Online Studies
- Section II Becoming an Ethical Online Researcher
- 4 Designing an Ethical Online Study
- 5 Conducting an Ethical Online Study
- 6 Researchers’ Roles and Positions
- Section III Preparing to Collect Data Online
- 7 Creating a Sampling Plan
- 8 Recruiting, Finding, and Selecting Participants Online
- 9 Preparing to Interact with Participants Online
- Section IV Collecting Qualitative Data Online
- 10 Finding and Collecting Extant Data Online
- 11 Eliciting Data Online
- 12 Using Enacted Methods Online
- Section V Working with Data and Reporting Findings
- 13 Organizing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Data
- 14 Writing, Reporting, and Contributing to the Literature
- 15 Online Communications and Online Qualitative Research: Trends and Influences
- Appendix Qualitative Research Methods Resources
- Glossary
- References
- Index