| Description |
1 online resource (x, 248 pages) |
| Series |
Communication |
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Communication (Hillsdale, N.J.)
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. "Practical problems" and research methods / W. Barnett Pearce and Uma Narula -- ch. 2. Practical constraints in social field research in the Caribbean / Aggrey Brown -- ch. 3. Practical constraints in social field research in Ghana / S.T. Kwame Boafo and Ellen Aryeetey -- ch. 4. Fieldwork problems in Mexican communication research / Enrique E. Sanchez-Ruiz and Raul Fuentes-Navarro -- ch. 5. Practical problems in field research in Japan / Youichi Ito and Shinsaku Kohei -- ch. 6. Practical constraints in social field research in India / Uma Narula -- ch. 7. Survey research in developing countries in Asia : some personal experiences from 25 years of research / Godwin C. Chu -- ch. 8. Research constraints in the field for communication economics / Meheroo Jussawalla -- ch. 9. Quantity not quality : recent trends in attitudinal research in Great Britain / Justin Lewis -- ch. 10. Problems in conducting survey research on the effects of television in Argentina : a case study / C. Alfredo Vivoni-Remus, Michael Morgan, and Juan Carlos Gorlier -- ch. 11. Politics and practice of research in the public domain : a case study in Australia / Robyn Penman and David Sless -- ch. 12. More research needs to be done / W. Barnett Pearce and Uma Narula |
| Summary |
A compilation of authoritative reports from seasoned researchers working in eight different countries on five continents, this volume examines the concept that conditions of local feasibility are constitutive of research practices not simply obstructions to the realization of an ideal. The result documents the effects of political and cultural factors on research projects and offers culturally sensitive researchers a wealth of practical knowledge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Communication -- Research.
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Communication -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Narula, Uma, 1933-
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Pearce, W. Barnett
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| LC no. |
89023306 |
| ISBN |
0203052196 |
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9780203052198 |
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9781136462610 |
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1136462619 |
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9781136462689 |
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1136462686 |
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9781136462757 |
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1136462759 |
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9780415515511 |
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0415515513 |
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