The Internet and The Future of Social Science Research  

Oleh:

Fischer, Michael ; Lyon, Stephen ; Zeitlyn, David

Jenis: Article from Books - Reference
Dalam koleksi: The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods, page 519-536.
Topik: Internet; Social Science Research; IRCT Technologies; Communications; Representation; Storage; Social Change; Virtual and Temporary Communities; Ethical Standards

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: 301.150.1 SAG 7 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This chapter considers the impact that the Internet and related communications technologies (IRCT) will have on the range of possibilities and prospects for new generations of social scientists. Contemporary and future developments will advance the scale of research activities that are feasible and the kinds of subjects that are 'researchable'. The opportunities and challenges posed by the Internet and related communications technologies will be driven both by changes in societies and advances in our methods, increasing capacity to do some of the same things in relation to data collection, analysis and dissemination. Amongst the issues the chapter considers are the likely implications for new kinds of research relationship, ways of dealing with increasingly vast amounts of potential data, responses to associated ethical issues, the potential for social science use of 'smart' technological assistants, and what further technological changed may be on the way. A useful heuristic is the typology of probable, possible, improbable and (probably) impossible applications of IRCT over the coming years. The chapter considers candidates for each category, their relationship to present practice, and the kinds of skill that are likely to be required on the part of new generations of social science researchers.

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