Doing Research from Your Desk: A Student Guide to Qualitative Methods

Doing Research from your Desk: A Student Guide to Qualitative Methods 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. 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 rese