Online Social Research

Mark D. Johns

ISBN 10: 0820461016 / ISBN 13: 9780820461014

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Nov 2003, 2003

A propos de cet article

Neuware -Online Social Research: Methods, Issues, and Ethics is a collection of essays by veteran online researchers who provide testimonial illustrations as to how traditional research methods may be modified for effective online research as well as identify and discuss the critical issues and dilemmas encountered. The former serves as a resource for teachers, students, and researchers who utilize online environments for information gathering. The latter is designed to stimulate ongoing debates and creative ideas about an as yet nonregulated arena of research. Online Social Research addresses online research which are practiced in the fields of communication, journalism, sociology, psychology, marketing, education, medicine as well as related disciplines that may have occasions to utilize surveys, interviews, and observations for information gathering in online environments. Since this book deals with methodological consideration, it is designed as a text for research methods classes as well as a resource for researchers. 286 pp. Englisch.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9780820461014

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Online Social Research
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Nov 2003
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0820461016
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780820461014
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 230 L x 160 H x 16 P (en millimètres) 230 millimètres de largeur par 160 millimètres de hauteur par 16 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 442 grammes

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Synopsis

Online Social Research: Methods, Issues, and Ethics is a collection of essays by veteran online researchers who provide testimonial illustrations as to how traditional research methods may be modified for effective online research as well as identify and discuss the critical issues and dilemmas encountered. The former serves as a resource for teachers, students, and researchers who utilize online environments for information gathering. The latter is designed to stimulate ongoing debates and creative ideas about an as yet nonregulated arena of research. Online Social Research addresses online research which are practiced in the fields of communication, journalism, sociology, psychology, marketing, education, medicine as well as related disciplines that may have occasions to utilize surveys, interviews, and observations for information gathering in online environments. Since this book deals with methodological consideration, it is designed as a text for research methods classes as well as a resource for researchers.

À propos de l?auteur

The Editors: Mark D. Johns is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication/Linguistics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His research interests include social impacts of new communication technologies and intersections of media, religion, and culture.
Shing-Ling Sarina Chen is Associate Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Northern Iowa. Her research interests include communication technologies and social structures, electronic media and the community, audience experiences, and social relationships in cyberspace.
G. John Hall is Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). He received his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. During his twenty-eight year tenture in the Department of Communication Studies at UNI, he has established a diversified record fo articles and papers for publication and presentation.