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Author | : Lawrence R. Frey |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Longman |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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This book provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to communication research methods. Designed for readers who have little or no familiarity with research methods, this book helps one become a more knowledgeable and competent consumer (and limited producer) of scholarly research and of the everyday research to which they are exposed by the mass media. Praised for its accessible writing and extensive real-life examples, this book takes a step-by-step approach through the communication research process. Investigating Communication shows how communication research is conducted from start to finish, with the book's organization modeled after a traditional research study. By making the material accessible rather than impossible to learn, readers become excited about studying research methods. For anyone interested in the introductory methods of communication research.
Author | : Lawrence R. Frey |
Publisher | : Pearson College Division |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780205408016 |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Communication |
ISBN | : |
Download Investigating Communication Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to communication research methods. Designed for readers who have little or no familiarity with research methods, this book helps one become a more knowledgeable and competent consumer (and limited producer) of scholarly research and of the everyday research to which they are exposed by the mass media. Praised for its accessible writing and extensive real-life examples, this book takes a step-by-step approach through the communication research process. Investigating Communication shows how communication research is conducted from start to finish, with the book's organization modeled after a traditional research study. By making the material accessible rather than impossible to learn, readers become excited about studying research methods.
Author | : Shuichi Nishio |
Publisher | : Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2017-01-17 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 2889450864 |
Download Investigating Human Nature and Communication through Robots Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The development of information technology enabled us to exchange more items of information among us no matter how far we are apart from each other. It also changed our way of communication. Various types of robots recently promoted to be sold to general public hint that these robots may further influence our daily life as they physically interact with us and handle objects in environment. We may even recognize a feel of presence similar to that of human beings when we talk to a robot or when a robot takes part in our conversation. The impact will be strong enough for us to think about the meaning of communication. This e-book consists of various studies that examine our communication influenced by robots. Topics include our attitudes toward robot behaviors, designing robots for better communicating with people, and how people can be affected by communicating through robots.
Author | : Rhonda Rasmussen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2012-12-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1107688051 |
Download Investigating Business Communication and Technologies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Richard Holliman |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Download Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sections include: Engaging with public engagement, Researching public engagement, Studying science in popular media, Mediating science news, Communicating science in popular media and Examining audiences for popular science.
Author | : Emmanuel Mushayikwa |
Publisher | : Universal-Publishers |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2011-03-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1599423928 |
Download Investigating the Impact of Information Communication Technology on Self-directed Professional Development of Teachers Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The aim of this research was to investigate the perceived impact of ICT on Zimbabwean A-level science and mathematics teachers' self-directed professional development. The study was based on a questionnaire survey of 254 teachers throughout the country. Supplementary data came from 54 interviews. Some observations of teachers using ICT in teacher-centres, e-mail correspondence, and field reports also contributed to the database of the study. An analysis framework was developed through the use of grounded theory on the interview transcripts. The framework yielded 9 themes relating to the teachers' use of ICT for their professional development. These were: (1) perceived professional identity; (2) career development; (3) Managing the ICT environment; (4) theoretical and content knowledge; (5) practical knowledge and skills; (6) adaptation; (7) professional networking and; (8-9) perceived benefits to teachers and students. Chaos (complexity) theory was used to identify the major attractors (goals) for teachers' self-directed professional development using ICT. Two attractors were identified. These were personal professional development and classroom practice. However, an over-riding factor common to both attractors was identified as self-efficacy. The study identified the over-arching driver for self-directed professional development as the teacher's need to improve their self-efficacy. A two dimensional model of self-directed professional development was suggested. The systemic element of the model focused on the self-correcting impact of ICT use on professional development, whilst the personal element focused on self-efficacy as the central stratum for self-directed professional development. The study concluded by acknowledging the potent role that ICT is playing in the self-directed continuing professional development of teachers in Zimbabwe, and recommended, among other things, the inclusion of A-level teachers in the development of localised online materials resources for their subjects. This will help to enhance relevance of the materials to the Zimbabwean context
Author | : Robert T. Craig |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2018-12-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781516545582 |
Download Grounded Practical Theory Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Grounded Practical Theory: Investigating Communication Problems provides readers with an introduction to grounded practical theory (GPT), a framework for doing research about the problems people encounter when they engage in particular communicative practices, techniques for managing those problems, and normative ideas for how to communicate wisely in situations that involve tensions and dilemmas. Readers learn about the philosophy behind GPT and how its application can strengthen and improve existing communication practices. They review a detailed road map and practical examples for conducting GPT research, including how to analyze discourse. They also learn how past researchers have creatively adapted GPT to study and reconstruct a variety of communicative practices. The text compares GPT with other qualitative approaches and offers guidance for how to choose among different methods. The book concludes with considerations of how GPT may be used in the future. Grounded Practical Theory is an ideal book for graduate-level courses in qualitative methods or communication theory and an excellent resource for practicing communication scholars and researchers. Robert T. Craig (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association and a fellow and past president of the International Communication Association. He writes about communication theory and philosophy, discourse, and argumentation. Karen Tracy (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin) is Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association and a fellow in the International Communication Association. She is the author of Challenges of Ordinary Democracy: A Case Study in Deliberation and Everyday Talk: Building and Reflecting Identities.
Author | : Andy Ruddock |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2007-08-08 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1848607482 |
Download Investigating Audiences Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Picking up on some of the themes developed in his critically acclaimed book Understanding Audiences (SAGE, 2000), this new book on audience research focuses on qualitative methods and will draw upon students′ own media experience. The book is divided into chapters that deal with audience research in terms of concepts and topics. Regarding concepts, Investigating Audiences is firmly grounded within interpretive approaches to studying viewers, readers and listeners. Further to this, the book looks at the different ways in which media influence can be accessed and the attendant methodological consequences. These issues are then applied to a survey of recent scholarship on a variety of topics such as violence, pornography, video gaming, and children and advertising. Investigating Audiences will be very useful for undergraduates in media studies/mass communications courses containing qualitative research components and dealing with cultural studies themes and approaches to audience studies.
Author | : Jim L. Query |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Communication |
ISBN | : 9780205313778 |
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