Using Facebook as a research site and research tool /

This project explored the everyday use of the social network site Facebook by first-year undergraduate students in their transition to university. This was done by using a longitudinal study over one academic year. A connective ethnographic approach was used, which involved being with and observing...

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Main Author:	Stirling, Eve, 1978- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:	SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:	Facebook (Electronic resource) Online social networks > Research > Case studies. College freshmen > Research > Case studies. Participant observation > Case studies. Réseaux sociaux (Internet) > Recherche > Études de cas. Étudiants de première année > Recherche > Études de cas. College freshmen > Research Participant observation Case studies
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Summary:	This project explored the everyday use of the social network site Facebook by first-year undergraduate students in their transition to university. This was done by using a longitudinal study over one academic year. A connective ethnographic approach was used, which involved being with and observing the student participants on Facebook and face-to-face, within the university environment. Participant observation, field notes, screenshots of Facebook, questionnaires, interviews and focus groups were the main methods of data collection.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustration (colour)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781473946941 1473946948