Doing Research from Your Desk: A Student Guide to Qualitative Methods, (Hardcover)

<p><i>Doing Research from your Desk: A Student Guide to Qualitative Methods </i>provides invaluable guidance for students conducting high-quality qualitative research remotely. It assists students in generating and analysing qualitative data effectively and efficiently without requiring travel or face-to-face meetings.</p><p>Advancements in technology, data access, and socio-cultural practices in communication have created new opportunities for students conducting qualitative research. Traditional methods like face-to-face interviews, participant observation, and focus groups are now complemented by the ability to conduct high-quality research remotely. This book explores key methods such as remote interviewing, synchronous and asynchronous focus groups, netnography, and social media research. It also examines the internet as a source of data, including online archives, collections, and databases accessible from home. While online methods are the primary focus, the book acknowledges non-digital remote research, such as analyzing books or engaging participants via phone or mail. Alongside practical guidance, it addresses the unique methodological, ethical, and procedural challenges of remote research.</p><p>This book is ideal for both social-science lecturers who teaching qualitative methods and supervise undergraduate and masters-level dissertations, and students, some of whom may be amongst the most vulnerable and marginalised on their courses.</p>

• Doing Research from Your Desk: A Student Guide to Qualitative Methods, (Hardcover)
• Author: Nadia Von Benzon
• ISBN: 9781032593746
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-15
• Page Count: 214