Wprowadzenie do obserwacji online: warianty i ograniczenia techniki badawczej
An introduction to the online observation: options and limitations of the
technique
Author(s): Piotr MillerSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Uniwersytet Łódzki - Wydział Ekonomiczno-Socjologiczny
Keywords: qualitative research; research techniques; online resarch; participant observation; online observation; virtual ethnography; Web 2.0; computer-mediated communication (CMC); synchronous communication; asynchronous communication
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents some possibilities of using the observation technique in the virtual space of the Internet. It begins with some thoughts about the main changes of the Web and their consequences for its users as well as for the social researchers. Some main types of the qualitative online researches are also mentioned. Finally, the article focuses on the online observation – its possible types and dilemmas of using it in the research project.
Journal: Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej
- Issue Year: VIII/2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 76-97
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish