Web Survey Bibliography
Title Ethnography and the Internet: Research into Electronic Discourse Communities
Author Blair, K. L.
Year 1995
Database ERIC
Access date 27.07.1995
Abstract Projects that require students to perform ethnographic research can be a form of empowerment. Lester Faigley argues that while ethnographic research still requires invention and other writing skills required of more traditional assignments, it has the added value of giving students the opportunity to explore their own locations within the culture. One such location would be internet newsgroups. These electronic communities are equally representative of the cultural assumptions and priorities given to various issues and, not unlike other media, range from conservative to liberal in their discussions of events, issues, and even people. Electronic ethnography is most easily implemented if students have access to a composition course taught in a computer-networked classroom. In many instances, gathering data about the newsgroup leads a student to new knowledge about his or her own cultural assumptions about people who participate in these groups. For example, in a collaborative paper about a group devoted to fitness, both the women and men's assumptions were that women would be concerned about their weight, while men would be concerned with health, not weight. Such binaries were broken down for these students when through their own reading and participation they recognized that both women and men had self-esteem problems directly attributed to their bodies. Ultimately, the newsgroup can serve as a microcosm of cultural assumptions and attitudes that student participants may see as either harmful or helpful in the construction of both a personal and social identity through the technological access to community.
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Year of publication1995
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
Web Survey Bibliography - 1995 (46)
- Weighting anchors: Verbal and numeric labels for response scales; 1995; O'Muircheartaigh, C. et al.
- The effect of computer-assisted interviewing on data quality: A review.; 1995; de Leeuw, E. D., Hox, J., Snijkers, G.
- Subsequent questions may influence answers to preceding questions in mail surveys; 1995; Schwarz, N., Hippler, H. J.
- Little things matter: A sampler of how differences in questionnaire format can affect survey responses...; 1995; Smith, T. W.
- How to conduct self-administered and mail surveys; 1995; Bourque, L. B., Fielder, E. P.
- Effects of category order on answers in mail and telephone surveys; 1995; Dillman, D. A. et al.
- Alternative methods of presenting bi-polar scales in telephone interviews: 1 to 7 vs. -3 to +3 and neutral...; 1995; Schaeffer, N. C., Baker, K.
- A review of the 1992 VRS Exit Poll; 1995; Mitofsky, W. J., Edelman, M.
- The effects of alternative methods of collecting similarity data for multidimensional scaling; 1995; Bijmolt, T. H. A., Wedel, M.
- Mosaic and the information superhighway. A virtual tiger in your tank; 1995; Levy, C. M.
- The Prodigy Experiment in Using e-Mail for Tracking Public Opinion; 1995; Werner, J., Maisel, R., Robinson, K.
- Comparing Two Methods of Sending Out Questionnaires: E-Mail Versus Mail; 1995; Tse, A. C. B., Tse, K. C., Yin, C. H., Ting, C. B., Yi, K. W., Yee, K. P., Hong, W. C.
- Computer-assisted Personal Interviewing: An Experimental Evaluation of Data Quality and Cost; 1995; Baker, R. P., Bradburn, N. M., Johnson, R. A.
- Data Quality in a CAPI Survey: Keying Errors; 1995; Dielman, L., Couper, M. P.
- Electronic Surveys: Ethical Issues for Researchers; 1995; Goree, C. T., Marszalek, J. F.
- E-mail surveys elicit fast response, cut costs; 1995; Crowley, A.
- Survey Research in Cyberspace: Breaking Ground on the Virtual Frontier; 1995; Bishop, G. F., Fisher, B., Resnik, D., Margolis, M.
- Internet Solicitation of Research Subjects for Genetic-Studies; 1995; Biesecker, L. G., Derenzo, E. G.
- Using the Internet for data collection. An innovative electronic strategy; 1995; Fawcett J., Buhle, E. L. Jr.
- Surveys by E-mail and Internet; 1995; Chisholm, J.
- Method of psychological assessment, self disclosure, and experiential differences: A study of computer...; 1995; Loke, S. D., Gilbert, B.O.
- Respondent preferences toward audio-CASI and how that affects data quality; 1995; Kinsey, S.H., Thornberry, J.S., Carson, C.P., Duffer, A.P.
- The first year of computer-assisted interviewing for the Canadian Labour force survey; 1995; Simard, M., Dufour, J., Mayda, F.
- Using the Internet for gathering data and conducting research: Faster than the mail, cheaper than the...; 1995; Murray, P.J.
- How to Ask Survey Questions (The Survey Kit); 1995; Fink, A.
- In defense of on-line focus groups; 1995; Yoffie, A.J., Anzalone, M.
- Focus groups on the Internet: an interesting idea but not a good one; 1995; Greenbaum, T.
- Ethnography and the Internet: Research into Electronic Discourse Communities; 1995; Blair, K. L.
- An Exploratory-Study of The Perceived Benefits of Electronic Bulletin Board Use and Their Impact on...; 1995; Wotring, C. E., Forrest E. J., James, M. L.
- Comparing Response Rates and Response Content in Mail Versus Electronic Mail Surveys; 1995; Mehta, R., Sivadas, E.
- E-Mail Surveys: Potentials and Pitfalls; 1995; Oppermann, M.
- E-mail tools will cause Internet surveys to spread; 1995; Wingfield, N.
- An Assessment of the Response Rate Via the Postal Service and E-mail; 1995; Kittleson, M. J.
- A Quasi-experimental assessment of the effect of computerizing noncognitive paper-and-pencil measurements...; 1995; King, W. C., Miles, E. W.
- A study of civic life on the Internet; 1995; Fisher, B., Margolis, M., Resnik, D.
- Computer-Administered Surveys in Extension; 1995; Kawasaki, J. L., Raven, M. R.
- Using the Web as a Survey Tool: Results from the Second WWW User Survey; 1995; Pitkow, J. E., Recker, M. M.
- Results from the Third WWW User Survey; 1995; Pitkow, J. E., Kehoe, C. M.
- Evaluation Results from a Pilot Test of a Computerized Self-Administered Questionnaire (CSAQ) for the...; 1995; Sweet, E., Ramos, M.
- Using E-Mail/World Wide Web For Establishment Survey Data Collection; 1995; Clayton, R. L., Werking, G. S.
- Experiences with fax data reporting and questionnaire distribution; 1995; Appel, M. V., Petkunas, T. F., Russell, C. E.
- How computerized interviewing eliminates the screen-in bias of follow-up questions; 1995; Appel, V., Pinell, J.
- Using Electronic Mail Surveys and Computer Monitored Data for Studying Computer-Mediated Communication...; 1995; Anderson, S. E., Gansneder, B. M.
- Electronic surveys: A computer language-based approach; 1995; Hsu, J., Turoff, M.
- Surveys and questionnaires: A markup language based approach; 1995; Hsu, J.
- The numeric values of rating scales: A comparison of their impact in mail surveys and telephone interviews...; 1994; Schwarz, N., Hippler, H. J.