Internet Communication and Qualitative Research

A Handbook for Researching Online

Chris Mann author Fiona Stewart author

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Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc

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`Internet Communication and Qualitative Research is a trailblazing introduction to data sources that will come to the fore in the new millennium. Its cogent discussion of the techniques, ethics and methods of analysis of Internet data should be read by every qualitative researcher′ - David Silverman, Goldsmiths College

`The internet is exploding with possibilities for conducting social research. Mann and Stewart offer the first in-depth consideration of the prospects and potentials for doing qualitative research on-line. This wide ranging, clearly-written book is essential reading for researchers working at the cutting edge of qualitative methodology′ - James A. Holstein, Marquette University

`This is e-scholarship. The book is a transformative project which brings the best skills of the old print scholarship to the cyberworld. The authors are no mere theoreticians - but hands-on net-users, who have made the imaginative leap to the dot.com world, and who have mapped the way for net research and researchers.

The authors are pioneers in the realm of digit-crit - opening the way with their critical evaluation of the digital media and net research. They profile the skills required by the online researcher and evaluate the context in which they are used - in relation to privacy, security, ethics and legal considerations. They also take up issues of power; they explore the social and political implications of the digital media, (with specific reference to gender) and the role of the online researcher.

An absolute must for cybercitizens and an indispensable guide for students, researchers, and knowledge workers in the dot.com world′ - Dale Spender

`Mann and Stewart have prized open the mysteries of on-line qualitative research. For those new to this methodology the technology review demystifies; the social science research ethics issues are re-addressed with reference to the on-line situation; methods of conducting online focus groups and interviews, in particular, are detailed. The tone is both analytical and practical with a host of techniques suggested. I recommend this accessible text for all qualitative researchers, both academic and practitioner′ - Rehan Ul-Haq, University of Birmingham Business School

`Here is the clear, useful guide to the Internet research needed by all of us interested in on-line relationships and research. The authors address such issues as ethics, confidentiality, the theory...

`Internet Communication and Qualitative Research is a trailblazing

introduction to data sources that will come to the fore in the new

millennium. Its cogent discussion of the techniques, ethics and methods of

analysis of Internet data should be read by every qualitative researcher′ - David Silverman, Goldsmiths′ College

`Mann and Stewart have prized open the mysteries of online qualitative research.

For those new to this methodology the technology review demystifies; the social

science research ethics issues are re-addressed with reference to the online

situation; methods of conducting online focus groups and interviews, in

particular, are detailed. The tone is both analytical and practical with a host

of techniques suggested. I recommend this accessible text for all qualitative

researchers, both academic and practitioner′ - Rehan Ul-Haq, University of Birmingham Business School


"Opens to view a whole new avenue for social research. Internet communication is the wave of the future. Mann and Stewart capture its potential with insight, caution, and consummate procedural skill. Pathbreaking in its area of research methodology! Students and researchers will be very pleased with its clarity and usefulness." 

-- Jaber Gubrium

"The internet is exploding with possibilities for conducting social research. Mann and Stewart offer the first in-depth consideration of the prospects and potentially for doing qualitative research on-line. This wide ranging, clearly-written book is essential reading for researchers working at the cutting edge of qualitative methodology." 

-- James Holstein

ISBN: 9780761966272

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Weight: 420g

272 pages