Qualitative Research and Our Digital Futures

Fielding, Nigel

doi:10.1177/1077800414545237

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“…What's more, those who have been shut out are no longer waiting. Flick (2015) and Fielding (2014) have both noted the explosion of "citizen science" as a result of more accessible technologies and tools of inquiry. To support the work of all who seek to inquire, effective training in not only methods but also tools should be our focus (e.g., Paulus & Bennett, 2017).…”

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Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Paulus

Jackson²,

Davidson

2017

Qualitative Inquiry

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In this introduction to the special issue on digital tools for qualitative research, we focus on the intersection of new technologies and methods of inquiry, particularly as this pertains to educating the next generation of scholars. Selected papers from the 2015 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry special strand on digital tools for qualitative research are brought together here to explore, among other things, blogging as a tool for meaning-making, social media as a data source, data analysis software for engaging in postmodern pastiche and for supporting complex teams, cell phone application design to optimize data collection, and lessons from interactive digital art that pertain to the use of digital tools in qualitative research. This collection disrupts common conceptions (and persistent misconceptions) about the relationship between digital tools and qualitative research and illustrates the entanglements that occur whenever humans intersect with the nonhuman, the human-made, or other humans.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Paulus

Jackson²,

Davidson

2017

Qualitative Inquiry

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“…Citizens' appraisal of the communication on social media initiated by health care institutions and their contribution to improving them can be used to outline proposals intended to improve the quality of life and well-being of society, despite the fact that those two concepts are heavily subjective in the case of the group being studied. As Fielding (2014Fielding ( , p. 1067) points out, "we are in a world where people die at home alone for lack of friends, family, or neighbours […], but where a moment's loss of connectivity is an affront to our sense of well-being. "…”

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Analysis and study of hospital communication via social media from the patient perspective

Pedrosa

Rando-Cueto

Jambrino-Maldonado

et al. 2020

Cogent Social Sciences

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Currently, the online interaction between citizens and hospitals is poor, as users believe that there are shortcomings that could be improved. This study analyzes patients' opinions of the online communication strategies of hospitals in Spain. Therefore, a mixed-method is proposed. Firstly, a qualitative analysis through a focus-group was carried out, so around twenty representatives of national, regional and local patients' associations were brought together. Secondly, the research is supplemented with a content assessment of the Twitter activity of the most influential hospitals in Spain. The results reveal that the general public appreciate hospitals' communication potential through social media, although they are generally unaware of how it works. The group says that, apart from the lack of interaction, they find it hard to understand certain messages, and some publications give a biased picture. In order to improve communication, patients and relatives are demanding that their perspective be taken into consideration in the messages issued to enhance the quality of life and well-being of society. Dolores Rando-Cueto ABOUT THE AUTHORS Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa is a Professor in the field of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising. He currently teaches a course on Institutional Communication. During eight years he has held the position of Vice-President for Institutional Relations and President's Cabinet at the University of Málaga. Dolores Rando-Cueto. PhD student. Participant in the development of a line of research focused on the communication that specialized healthcare institutions carry out via social networks and its effect on the improvement of the quality of life of patients and their families. Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado is a Professor in the field of Marketing. She currently teaches courses on Communication and Marketing. She is Managing Director of the research team "Marketing for Pymes" of the University of Málaga. Francisco Javier Paniagua-Rojano is Professor in the field of Journalism where he teaches Corporate and Institutional Communication. Professor at the M.A. programme in Political and Institutional Communication and at the M.A. programme in Strategic communication management and innovation.

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“…Compared with the widespread hostility toward GM (genetically modified) crop researchers and nuclear engineers, we should be proud that the core methods of the social sciences are now being used by all sorts of people, facilitated by digital tools that anyone can use. Like any other sea change, the social science community has the choice whether to stand against the inevitable, or to embrace it while seeking to develop new understandings-of "training," "quality," and "authority" (Fielding, 2014). If we choose the latter, we will also need to negotiate the obstacles other than educational credentials that constrain citizen social science.…”

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Opportunities From the Digital Revolution

Corti

Fielding

2016

Sage Open

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In the 1990s, the term "online" research emerged as a new and vibrant suite of methods, focused on exploitation of sources not collected by traditional social science methods. Today, at least one part of the research life cycle is likely to be carried out "online," from data collection through to publishing. In this article, we seek to understand emergent modes of doing and reporting qualitative research "online." With a greater freedom now to term oneself a "researcher," what opportunities and problems do working with online data sources bring? We explore implications of emerging requirements to submit supporting data for social science journal articles and question whether these demands might disrupt the very nature of and identity of qualitative research. Finally, we examine more recent forms of publishing and communicating research that support outputs where data play an integral role in elucidating context and enhancing the reading experience.

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Qualitative Research and Our Digital Futures

Cited by 22 publications

References 21 publications

Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Digital Tools for Qualitative Research: Disruptions and Entanglements

Analysis and study of hospital communication via social media from the patient perspective

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