The internet is a compelling tool for research, enabling efficient, cost-effective data collection and facilitating access to large samples and new populations. This book presents a state-of-the-art guide to the internet as a tool for conducting research in the social and behavioural sciences using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches.
New to this edition:
- Fully re-written to reflect the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies
- Expanded coverage of web surveys for data collection
- Unobtrusive methods to harvest data from online archives and documents
- New practical tools and resources, where to find them, and how to keep up-to-date with new developments as they emerge
- New chapter on research ethics and discussion of ethical practicalities throughout
Guiding the reader through the theoretical, ethical and practical issues of using the internet in research, this is an essential resource for researchers wishing to assess how the latest techniques, tools and methods in internet-mediated research may support and expand research in their own field.
Tabella dei contenuti
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Internet
Chapter 3: Internet-mediated Research: State of the Art
Chapter 4: Sampling in Internet-mediated Research
Chapter 5: Ethics in Internet-mediated Research
Chapter 6: Tools and Design Strategies for Internet-mediated Research
Chapter 7: What Can Go Wrong?
Afterword
Circa l’autore
Dianna Laurent teaches a variety of classes for both the English and the Languages and Communication departments at Southeastern Louisiana University and at St. Joseph′s Abbey and Seminary College. She publishes on a variety of subjects involving the Internet. Dr. Laurent is the associate editor of the yearly ATTW bibliography and the business manager of 19th Century Studies for the Nineteenth Century Studies Association.
Altri ebook dello stesso autore / Editore
88.771 Ebook in questa categoria
