Hannah R. Gerber & Sandra Schamroth Abrams 
Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces [EPUB ebook] 

Qualitative researchers have grappled with how online inquiry shifts research procedures such as gaining access to spaces, communicating with participants, and obtaining informed consent. Drawing on a multimethod approach,
Conducting Qualitative Research of Learning in Online Spaces explores how to design and conduct diverse studies in online environments. The book focuses on formal and informal learning practices that occur in evolving online spaces. The text shows researchers how they can draw upon a variety of theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and data sources. Examples of qualitative research in online spaces, along with guiding questions, support readers at every phase of the research process.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: What Is Online Learning and How Is It Informed by Qualitative Research

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Mediated Spaces and Online Learning

Making Pragmatic Choices about Methods

Choosing among Qualitative Traditions

Qualitative Approaches

Research Paradigms and Philosophical Stances in a Study′s Design

Pragmatic Research and Remix: Considering Multimethod Approaches

Remix

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 2: What Kinds of Online Spaces Exist?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Conceptualizing Online Spaces as Field Sites

Defining the Field Site

Understanding Networked Field Sites

Learning in Social Networking Forums

Mapping Networked Field Sites

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 3: How Do We Conceptualize Learning in Online Spaces?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Using Learning Theory as a Tool fro Research Design

Complementary and Contradictory Theories of Learning

Theories of Learning

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 4: What Does It Mean to Be a Qualitative Researcher of Online Spaces?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Aspects of Researching Online Meaning Making

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 5: What Methodological Tools Are Available for Data Collection?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Establishing Trustworthiness

Trustworthiness and Analytic Openness

Data Sources

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 6: What Tools are Available for Data Analysis?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Moving from Data Collection to Analysis

Considering Data Analysis in Networked Field Sites

Innovation with Methods

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 7: What Is Ethical Research?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

Research Ethics and Policies across Multiple Contexts

The Public versus the Private Web

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Chapter 8: How Might Research Change in New Times?

Guiding Questions

Introduction

The Complicated Nature of Studying Learning in Online Spaces

(Re)Imagining Research Techniques

Shifting Cultures, Shifting Boundaries

Conclusion

Connecting to Your Work

Über den Autor

Alecia Marie Magnifico is a teacher educator and a learning scientist whose research focuses on writing, digital literacies, and learning in formal and informal environments. Currently, she is an assistant professor of English teaching at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches courses on English teaching, digital literacies, and research methods. Magnifico′s research interests focus on understanding, supporting, and encouraging adolescents′ writing for different audiences. Much of her writing in this area describes and theorizes composition across formal and informal contexts, although she also works with teachers to design curricula and assessments that engage digital tools and multiple literacies. She enjoys the challenge of developing research methods to represent what happens in these complex, social learning spaces. Magnifico′s recent work can be found in Literacy, the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and E-Learning and Digital Media.