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Internet Communication and Qualitative Research: A Handbook for Researching Online
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 Internet Communication and Qualitative Research will be an indispensable guide for all students and researchers working in the digital age.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Chris Mann
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April 20, 2011
Good history of CMC pre-2000. There is no mention of blogs, of websites (too much), of video or of audio, so I found myself reading the book yet saying after every paragraph, "Yet, but in 2011, we can now..." As for a dissertation reading list read, it did give me the history, it did articulate some of disadvantages of CMC (many of those arguments now seem outdated), but some of them are still discussed in current research...
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