%0 Book %D 2000 %T Internet Communication and Qualitative Research %A Chris Mann %A Fiona Stewart %X Communication and Qualitative Research is the first textbook to examine the impact of Internet technology on qualitative research methods. Drawing on many pioneering studies using computer-mediated communication (CMC), the authors show how online researchers can employ Internet-based qualitative methods to collect rich, descriptive, contextually-situated data. They discuss the methodological, practical and theoretical considerations associated with such methods as in-depth online interviewing, virtual focus groups, and participant observation in virtual communities. %I Sage Publishing %C London %G English %U http://books.google.com/books?id=fhtAVok8Z5AC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false