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Internet Research Methods

Second Edition


January 2016 | 232 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

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.


 
Chapter 1: Introduction
 
Chapter 2: The Internet
 
Chapter 3: Internet-mediated Research: State of the Art
 
Chapter 4: Sampling in Internet-mediated Research
 
Chapter 5: Ethics in Internet-mediated Research
 
Chapter 6: Tools and Design Strategies for Internet-mediated Research
 
Chapter 7: What Can Go Wrong?
 
Afterword

Written from the perspective of psychology and cognitive science, this interdisciplinary book offers a valuable introduction to both quantitative and qualitative Internet research methods. With many hands-on examples, it is a practical guide to dos and don‘ts of the profession.

Dr. Lars Kaczmirek
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

A much needed update to Internet-mediated research that will be highly useful for students and researchers. The book's chapters are nicely interwoven, with in-depth explanation of methods and applications. A must read.

Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Chair of Research Methods, Assessment, and iScience; Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz

This book is a comprehensively referenced starting point for a vast range of directions in social and behavioural research. At under 200 pages it is a worthwhile read as an introduction or an overview of what the internet can offer researchers in a range of academic disciplines. A useful guide.

Lydia Wysocki
International Journal of Research & Method in Education

A very informative and helpful text for students

Dr Theresa Ryan
School of Hospitality Management, Technological University Dublin
January 21, 2021

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.

Dr Russell Delderfield
Academic Skills Advice, Bradford University
June 27, 2018

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.

Ms sue mills
Lifelong Learning Centre, Leeds University
April 25, 2016

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.

Miss Sophie Williams
Psychology , Derby University
April 5, 2016

This is a good primer for Internet based research - particularly useful at UG level but could also work for PG final projects.

Mr Alex Fenton
Business & Informatics Research Inst, Salford University
March 7, 2016

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.

Mr adam choonara
Natural Sciences, Middlesex University
May 24, 2016

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

Dr John Karamichas
Sch of Sociology,Soc Policy & Soc Work, Queen's University Belfast
March 12, 2016
Key features

New to the Second Edition of Internet Research Methods:

  • 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.
  • 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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