Internet inquiry : conversations about method / edited by Annette N. Markham, Nancy K. Baym.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Markham, Annette N.

Baym, Nancy K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet research.

Physical Description:

xix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, [2009]

Summary:

Internet Inquiry presents distinctive and divergent viewpoints on how to think about and conduct qualitative Internet research. Organized around methodological questions, this book addresses ethical, practical, and logistical issues, employing an approach that fosters open-ended dialogue. Each question is addressed by three researchers from different disciplines and nations to promote interdisciplinary thinking. Editors Annette N. Markham and Nancy K. Baym Facilitate a dynamic understanding of quality in Internet research, emphasizing that while good research choices are varied, they are also deliberate, studied, and internally consistent.

Key Features

Opens the door for disjuncture, disagreement, and discussion to facilitate a more complex understanding of the range of assumptions, approaches, and choices in Internet research

Promotes credible qualitative Internet research, as authors discuss rigorous practices in qualitative inquiry, encouraging readers to model their work in the same fashion

Presents material in a reflexive Writing style, allowing readers to see research processes, choices, and challenges that are rarely visible in finished research reports

Intended Audience

Internet Inquiry is perfect for any researcher seeking to better understand how the Internet affects qualitative research. It is also appropriate for use in methodology or Internet research courses found in departments of communication, media studies, sociology, anthropology, and science and technology studies.

Contents:

Question one: How can qualitative Internet researchers define the boundaries of their projects? / Christine Hine, Lori Kendall, Danah Boyd

Question two: How can researchers make sense of the issues involved in collecting and interpreting online and offline data? / Shani Orgad, Maria Bakardjieva, Radhika Gajjala

Question three: How do various notions of privacy influence decisions in qualitative Internet research? / Malin Sveningsson Elm, Elizabeth A. Buchanan, Susannah R. Stern

Question four: How do issues of gender and sexuality influence the structures and processes of qualitative Internet research? / Lori Kendall, Jenny Sundén, John Edward Campbell

Question five: How can qualitative researchers produce work that is meaningful across time, space, and culture? / Annette N. Markham, Elaine Lally, Ramesh Srinivasan

Question six: What constitutes quality in qualitative Internet research? / Nancy K. Baym, Annette N. Markham.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-217) and index.

ISBN:

9781412910002

1412910005

9781412910019

1412910013

OCLC:

190860107