Internet Research MethodsThe 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:
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. |
Contents
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STATE OF THE ART | 33 |
CHAPTER 4 SAMPLING IN INTERNETMEDIATED RESEARCH | 71 |
CHAPTER 5 ETHICS IN INTERNETMEDIATED RESEARCH | 99 |
CHAPTER 6 TOOLS AND DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR INTERNETMEDIATED RESEARCH | 117 |
CHAPTER 7 WHAT CAN GO WRONG? | 167 |
AFTERWORD | 193 |
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Common terms and phrases
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