Qualitative research methods for media studies /

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Main Author: Brennen, Bonnie (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2017
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Getting Started
  • Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research
  • The Development of Qualitative Research
  • Conceptual Orientations
  • ch. 2 Doing Qualitative Research
  • Common Qualitative and Quantitative Terms
  • The Ethics of Qualitative Research
  • The Qualitative Research Process
  • Choosing a Research Topic
  • Crafting Research Questions
  • Gathering and Analyzing Evidence
  • Using Big Data
  • Crafting a Research Report
  • ch. 3 Interviewing
  • Qualitative Interviews
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Using Qualitative Interviews
  • Conceptualizing a Study
  • Designing a Study
  • Conducting Interviews
  • Interviewing Techniques
  • Transcribing Interviews
  • Analyzing the Information
  • Verifying Information
  • Writing a Research Report
  • Interviewing Exercises
  • ch. 4 Focus Groups
  • The Development of Focus Groups
  • Contemporary Focus Groups
  • The Role of a Moderator
  • Facilitators' Communication Strategies
  • Recruiting Participants
  • Dealing With Difficult Participants
  • Ethical Considerations
  • The Focus Group Process
  • Focus Group Research
  • Focus Group Exercises
  • ch. 5 History
  • Traditional vs. Cultural History
  • Media History
  • The Method of History
  • Collecting Historical Evidence
  • Types of Historical Materials
  • Evaluating Historical Evidence
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Research Using History
  • Historical Methods Exercises
  • ch. 6 Oral History
  • Technique of Oral History
  • Interview Strategies
  • Learning to Listen
  • The Editing Process
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Research Using Oral History Transcripts
  • Oral History Exercises
  • ch. 7 Ethnography and Participant Observation
  • Thick Description
  • Ethnography in Media Studies
  • Digital Ethnography
  • Participant Observation
  • Participant Observation Through Avatar
  • Field Notes
  • Reflexivity
  • Analyzing and Interpreting Ethnographic Material
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Research Using Ethnography
  • Participant Observation Exercises
  • ch. 8 Textual Analysis
  • What is a Text?
  • The Development of Textual Analysis
  • The Influence of Semiotics
  • Theory and Interpretation
  • Encoding and Decoding
  • Ideological Analysis
  • Genre Analysis
  • Rhetorical Analysis
  • Using New Technologies in Textual Analysis
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Research Using Textual Analysis
  • Textual Analysis Exercises