Innovations in Digital Research Methods - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446203093 ISBN 13: 9781446203095

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Vast amounts of digital data are now generated daily by people as they go about their lives, yet social researchers are struggling to exploit it. At the same time, the challenges faced by society in the 21^st century are growing ever more complex, and demands research that is bigger in scale, more collaborative and multi-disciplinary than ever before.

 

This cutting-edge volume provides an accessible introduction to innovative digital social research tools and methods that harness this ‘data deluge’ and successfully tackle key research challenges. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as:

• Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research
• Data management
• Social media and social network analysis
• Modeling and simulation
• Survey methods
• Visualizing social data
• Ethics and e-research
• The future of social research in the digital age

This vibrant introduction to innovative digital research methods is essential reading for anyone conducting social research today.

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Peter Halfpenny is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester. He was Executive Director of the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science from 2004 to 2010, responsible for the overall strategic management of the Centre's programme of research, outreach and capacity-building. Peter's own research interests are in the integration of computer tools and services into a comprehensive support environment for social science researcher practitioners, and the investigation of the adoption and adaptation of e-Science tools across the social research community.

Rob Procter is Professor of Social Informatics in the Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, where he is deputy head of department and research director of the Warwick Institute for the Science of Cities (WISC), and Exchange Professor, NYU. Previously, he was research director of the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science, where he contributed to developing innovations in e-Infrastructure, tools and methods in the social sciences.

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An exciting new introduction to digital social research tools and methods, this book helps readers to manage the huge amounts of data available, and feel confident if they are attempting this sort of research for the first time.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1446203093
• ISBN 13: 9781446203095
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318
• Herausgeber: Halfpenny Peter, Procter Rob
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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