The Internet and the future of social science research
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781412922937
Editor
Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee & Grant Blank
Series
The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods
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
This handbook is the first to provide comprehensive, up-to-the-minute coverage of contemporary and developing Internet and online social research methods, spanning both quantitative and qualitative research applications. The editors have brought together leading names in the field of online research to give a thoroughly up to date, practical coverage, richly illustrated with examples. The chapters cover both methodological and procedural themes, offering readers a sophisticated treatment of the practice and uses ofInternetand online research that is grounded in the principles of research methodology. Beginning with an examination of the significance of the Internet as a research medium, the book goes on to cover research design, data capture, online surveys, virtual ethnography, and the internet as an archival resource, and concludes by looking at potential directions for the future ofInternetand online research. The SAGE Handbook of Internet and Online Research Methods will be welcomed by anyone interested in the contemporary practice of computer-mediated research and scholarship. Postgraduates, researchers and methodologists from disciplines across the social sciences will find this an invaluable source of reference.
Recommended Citation
Fischer, M.,
Lyon, S. M.,
Zeitlyn, D.
(2008). The Internet and the future of social science research. The Sage handbook of online research methods.
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