Online environments and the future of social science research
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781473918788
Editor
Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee & Grant Blank
Publication (Name of Journal)
The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods
Department
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London
Publisher
SAGE Publications
City
London
Abstract
Online research methods are popular, dynamic and fast-changing. Following on from the great success of the first edition, published in 2008, The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods, Second Edition offers both updates of existing subject areas and new chapters covering more recent developments, such as social media, big data, data visualization and CAQDAS. Bringing together the leading names in both qualitative and quantitative online research, this new edition isorganisedinto nine sections: 1. Online Research Methods 2. Designing Online Research 3. Online Data Capture and Data Collection 4. The Online Survey 5. Digital Quantitative Analysis 6. Digital Text Analysis 7. Virtual Ethnography 8. Online Secondary Analysis: Resources and Methods 9. The Future of Online Social Research The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods, Second Edition is an essential resource for anyone interested in the contemporary practice of computer-mediated research and scholarship.
Recommended Citation
Fischer, M.,
Lyon, S. M.,
Zeitlyn, D.
(2017). Online environments and the future of social science research. The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods.
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