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The internet as a tool for conducting social research
Date added: 2013-10-01
Author/Authors
Monika Staniszewska
Abstract
The increasing availability of information and communication technologies affects the methodology of social research. Researchers are using the Internet in their research more frequently and incorporating a variety of techniques, including web surveys, personal interviews and focus group interviews, observations, and content analyses. The new medium carries not only capabilities but also limitations.
Keywords
Internet research, mediated communication, CAWI, social research methodology
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