Internet Research Methods
- Claire Hewson - The Open University
- Carl Vogel - Trinity College, University of Dublin
- Dianna Laurent - Southeastern Louisiana University, USA
The internet is a compelling tool for research, enabling efficient, cost-effective data collection and facilitating access to large samples and new populations. This book presents a state-of-the-art guide to the internet as a tool for conducting research in the social and behavioural sciences using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches.
New to this edition:
- Fully re-written to reflect the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies
- Expanded coverage of web surveys for data collection
- Unobtrusive methods to harvest data from online archives and documents
- New practical tools and resources, where to find them, and how to keep up-to-date with new developments as they emerge
- New chapter on research ethics and discussion of ethical practicalities throughout
Guiding the reader through the theoretical, ethical and practical issues of using the internet in research, this is an essential resource for researchers wishing to assess how the latest techniques, tools and methods in internet-mediated research may support and expand research in their own field.
A very informative and helpful text for students
Hewson (and colleagues, of course) continues to be a leading name in IMR - so this text is a valuable read for the ever-burgeoning opportunities that the web presents to all researchers, especially those embarking on research training for the first time.
As technology advances and more and more research is conducted via the internet, it is very useful to have an accessible book to recommend to students who are choosing this research pathway. Whilst not a central part of my teaching this is a book I will draw upon and refer to as well as suggest to students.
This book gives a clear and comprehensive overview of internet research methods and is a key text for students who are looking to use online research methods.
This is a good primer for Internet based research - particularly useful at UG level but could also work for PG final projects.
With the growing trend of using the internet as an initial data source, this book gives valuable insight into how relevant data can be searched for and utilised.
A long awaited upgraded publication of this highly regarded volume in that particular research area. Used by students in both undergraduate and postgraduate modular provisions
The book provides a concise explanation of modern internet research methods. The summary is very clear, and many different issues are discussed, including ethics. My course in research methods runs each year, and is compulsory for all masters in psychology (more than 15 different master's degrees). The book was one of my recommended books this year, and it will be next year (so 2015 and 2016).
The book is an interesting asset for students who will be starting to do Internet-related in the context of academic research. In this aspect the book provides valuable information, however, the format of the book and the way the information is displayed is not welcoming to the target audience of first-year students. A second reason to not adopt the book is that media and communication research has particular needs that the book does not address in sufficient detail. This is not to say that the content is not good, but rather that its focus does not suit the needs of Internet-based qualitative media research.
It is an ideal book for students who are unfamiliar with the current trends of Internet based research
- Fully re-written to reflect the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies
- Expanded coverage of web surveys for data collection
- Unobtrusive methods to harvest data from online archives and documents
- New practical tools and resources, where to find them, and how to keep up-to-date with new developments
- New chapter on research ethics and discussion of ethical practicalities throughout.
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