Internet Communication and Qualitative Research
A Handbook for Researching Online
Chris Mann & Fiona Stewart
Internet Communication and Qualitative Research
A Handbook for Researching Online
Chris Mann & Fiona Stewart
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`Internet Communication and Qualitative Research is a trailblazing
introduction to data sources that will come to the fore in the new
millennium. Its cogent discussion of the techniques, ethics and methods of
analysis of Internet data should be read by every qualitative researcher′ - David Silverman, Goldsmiths′ College
`Mann and Stewart have prized open the mysteries of online qualitative research.
For those new to this methodology the technology review demystifies; the social
science research ethics issues are re-addressed with reference to the online
situation; methods of conducting online focus groups and interviews, in
particular, are detailed. The tone is both analytical and practical with a host
of techniques suggested. I recommend this accessible text for all qualitative
researchers, both academic and practitioner′ - Rehan Ul-Haq, University of Birmingham Business School
"Opens to view a whole new avenue for social research. Internet communication is the wave of the future. Mann and Stewart capture its potential with insight, caution, and consummate procedural skill. Pathbreaking in its area of research methodology! Students and researchers will be very pleased with its clarity and usefulness."
"The internet is exploding with possibilities for conducting social research. Mann and Stewart offer the first in-depth consideration of the prospects and potentially for doing qualitative research on-line. This wide ranging, clearly-written book is essential reading for researchers working at the cutting edge of qualitative methodology."
Chris Mann is a Senior Research Associate in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Her pioneering work on methodological and ethical issues in doing Internet-research underpinned her research at the OII.