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Media and Digital Technologies for Mixed Methods Research in Public Health Emergencies Such as COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Using Interactive Radio–SMS for Social Research in Somalia
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, volume 15, issue 3 (2021), pp. 304-326
"Radio shows which invite audience participation via short message service (SMS)—interactive radio–SMS—can be designed as a mixed methods approach for applied social research during COVID-19 and other crises in low and middle income countries. In the aftermath of a cholera outbreak in Somalia,
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Participatory Video for Two-Way Communication in Research for Development
Action Research, volume 19, issue 2 (2021), pp. 218-236
"This paper presents the participatory video methodology as an effective tool to establish a two-way communication channel between researchers and marginalized communities. The discussion begins by describing the transition from one- to two-way communication in the research for development field, fo
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Partizipative Forschung: Ein Forschungsansatz für Gesundheit und seine Methoden
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2020), xii, 262 pp.
"Dieser Open-Access-Sammelband bietet eine gute Grundlage für den Einstieg in die partizipative Forschung allgemein und in die Partizipative Gesundheitsforschung. Es werden Forschungsansätze und Methoden für die Erhebung und Auswertung in partizipativen Forschungsprozessen vorgestellt und anhand
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Indigenous Research Methodologies
Los Angeles et al.: Sage, 2nd ed. (2020), xxiv, 368 pp.
"Author Bagele Chilisa updates her groundbreaking textbook to give a new generation of scholars a crucial foundation in indigenous methods, methodologies, and epistemologies. Addressing the increasing emphasis in the classroom and in the field to sensitize researchers and students to diverse perspec
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The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video
Top Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xx, 359 pp.
"Comprised of 31 chapters authored by some of the world's leading experts in their respective fields, the book's contributors synthesize existing literature, introduce the historical and conceptual dimensions of the field, illustrate innovative methodologies and techniques, survey traditional and ne
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Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse als zentrales Erhebungsverfahren für die Erforschung politischer Kommunikation
In: Handbuch Politische Kommunikation
Isabelle Borucki; Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw; Stefan Marschall; Thomas Zerback (eds.)
Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2020), 21 pp.
"Die standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse stellt ein für die Forschung zur politischen Kommunikation unverzichtbares methodisches Instrumentarium bereit, um die ausufernde Menge an politisch relevanten Mitteilungen im öffentlichen und halböffentlichen Diskursraum systematisch zu beschreiben. Die gegen
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Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
[author] (2020), 39 pp.
"This document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interac
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Going Digital: Web Data Collection Using Twitter as an Example
Oxford: Oxfam (2020), 30 pp.
"These guidelines are published under the Going Digital series where we explore and share our learning in using new digital technologies in evaluation and research. In this fifth instalment of Going Digital, another form of digital data is explored: web data. The paper discusses how web data, in par
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Remote Surveying in a Pandemic: Handbook
Innovations for Poverty Action (ipa) (2020), 43 pp.
"As part of IPA’s response to COVID-19, many existing and new data collections have shifted to remote data collection modes including computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI), interactive voice response (IVR) and SMS surveys. This transition has required new protocols, new tools, and new work
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Evaluating Academic and Media Nongovernmental Organization Partnerships for Participatory Data Gathering
International Journal of Market Research, volume 63, issue 1 (2020), pp. 43-57
"This article discusses participatory methods for data gathering in the context of a partnership between a Swiss-based media development organization, Fondation Hirondelle, and a research team at the University of Sheffield. In 2018–2019, the partnership conducted fieldwork which focused on the im
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Transitioning to CATI: Checklists and Resources
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) (2020), 13 pp.
Remote Survey Toolkit: Prepared in Response to COVID-19
60_decibels (2020), 19 pp.
"For the past six years, we’ve been investing heavily in phone-based surveys to gather high-quality feedback and social performance data. Our belief has been that, when done correctly, phone-based phone surveys can get high-quality customer data at a fraction of the cost of traditional in-person s
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Méthodes empiriques de recherche en communication
Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2nd ed. (2019), 286 pp.
How to Analyze Social Media? Assessing the Promise of Mixed-Methods Designs for Studying the Twitter Feeds of PMSCs
International Studies Perspectives, volume 20, issue 2 (2019), pp. 188-200
"Social scientists and international relations scholars are increasingly analyzing data collected from Twitter or Facebook to examine political processes in which social media are used. The sheer amount of web 2.0 data and its heterogeneity (including text, photos, and videos), however, pose challen
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Doing Digital Methods
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2019), xviii, 308 pp.
Applying Indigenous Research Methods: Storying with Peoples and Communities
New York; London: Routledge (2019), xxvii, 166 pp.
"Applying Indigenous Research Methods focuses on the question of “How” Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRMs) can be used and taught across Indigenous studies and education. In this collection, Indigenous scholars address the importance of IRMs in their own scholarship, while focusing conversa
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The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research
Key Guidance
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxvi, 681 pp.
"The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research covers the craft that is and the methods used in media and communication policy research. It discusses the steps involved in conducting research, from deciding on a topic to writing a report and everything in between and, furthermore, deals
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Analyzing Media Messages: Using Quantitative Content Analysis in Research
New York; London: Routledge, 4th ed. (2019), ix, 224 pp.
"Analyzing Media Messages, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive guide to conducting content analysis research. It establishes a formal definition of quantitative content analysis; gives step-by-step instructions on designing a content analysis study; and explores in depth several recurring questi
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Process-Tracing Methods: Foundations and Guidelines
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2nd ed. (2019), x, 318 pp.
"Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and
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In Search of the Optimal Mode for Mobile Phone Surveys in Developing Countries: A Comparison of IVR, SMS, and CATI in Nigeria
Survey Research Methods, volume 13, issue 3 (2019), pp. 305-318
"Mobile phone surveys are increasingly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. The main modes include computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI), interactive voice response (IVR), and short message service (SMS, or text messaging). But there is surprisingly little research to guide resea
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