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Practical research methods for media and cultural studies : making people count / Maire Messenger Davies and Nick Mosdell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davies, Máire Messenger.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Humanities--Research--Methodology.
- Humanities.
- Social sciences--Research.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Deals with the process of conducting research in humanities, with reference to media and culture, from the planning stage, through the data gathering, to the analysis and interpretation of results. This book aims to show how the choice of research topic can be refined into a manageable research question and how the methodologies can be applied.
- Contents:
- COVER; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 What is Your Research Question?; CHAPTER 3 Choosing a Method; CHAPTER 4 Sampling; CHAPTER 5 The Practicalities; CHAPTER 6 Instrument Design: The Questionnaire; CHAPTER 7 Content Analysis; CHAPTER 8 Piloting; CHAPTER 9 Special Audiences – Work with Children; CHAPTER 10 Data Analysis; CHAPTER 11 Presenting Results; CHAPTER 12 Information for Teachers; CHAPTER 13 Conclusion and Summary; Bibliography and References; APPENDICES; 1. Graphs; 2. Multiple Responses; 3. Example SPSS Exercise; 4. Questionnaire Design Guide; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610538362
- 9781280538360
- 1280538368
- 9780748627189
- 0748627189
- OCLC:
- 184639710
- Publisher Number:
- 9780748627189
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