Practical Research Methods for Media and Cultural Studies
Making People Count
Published on 1. March 2007
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-8203-2923-9 (ISBN)
Description
Students in the humanities often struggle with concepts drawn from the social sciences and find quantitative and statistical information inaccessible and daunting. This book provides a simple guide to the process of conducting research in the humanities. Topics covered include choosing a research question and method; instrument design and pilot data; practical procedures; research with children; looking at statistics; and interpretation of results.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 tables, 35 figures
ISBN-13
978-0-8203-2923-9 (9780820329239)
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Maire Messenger Davies is Professor of Media Studies and Director of the Centre for Media Research at the University of Ulster at Coleraine. Nick Mosdell is a lecturer in research methods to postgraduate students at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media, and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University. The two are coauthors of Consenting Children? The Use of Children in Non-Fiction Television Programmes.