Qualitative Communication Research Methods

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction to Qualitative Communication Research Introduction: Working With (and Studying) Cops Four Paradigms and (Maybe) a Funeral: A Brief History of Qualitative Communication Research Feeling Corporate, Going Global: Two Trends in Qualitative Communication Research Looking Closer: The Conduct of Qualitative Research in Communication Conclusion2. Theoretical Traditions and Qualitative Communication Research Qualitative Research and Communication Theory The Phenomenological Tradition The Sociocultural Tradition The Critical Tradition Conclusion3. Design I: Planning Research Projects Introduction "My City, My Society, and My Life": Renee's Story Sources of Research Ideas Moving Toward a Commitment Evaluating the Scene Conclusion4. Design II: Implementing Research Projects Introduction Negotiating Access Exploratory Methods Sampling Human Subject Protections The Research Proposal Conclusion Exercises5. Producing Data I: Participating, Observing, and Recording Social Action Introduction: Fieldwork, Ethnography, and Participant Observation Successful Participant Observation Adapting Roles Tactical Observing Writing Fieldnotes New Media and Participant Observation Conclusion Exercises6. Producing Data II: Qualitative Interviewing Introduction Purposes of the Qualitative Interview Types of Interviews in Communication Research The Practices of Interviewing Question Design and Use Transcribing Interviews Conclusion Exercises7. Producing Data III: Analyzing Material Culture and Documents Introduction Material Culture Documents Conclusion Exercises8. Sensemaking: Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation Introduction Qualitative Data Analysis Tools for Analysis Interpretation Evaluating Interpretations Conclusion Exercises9. Writing, Authoring, and Publishing Introduction: Going Public The Crisis of Representation After the Fall: Reading and Writing Qualitative Research Institutional

<p style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Thomas R. Lindlof is a Professor in the School of Journalism and Telecommunications at the University of Kentucky. He received his B.A. from the University of Florida, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining the University of Kentucky faculty, he served on the faculty at the Pennsylvania State University. His research and graduate teaching are focused on the cultural analysis of mediated communication, media audience theory and research, social uses of communication technology, and interpretive research methods. His research has appeared in numerous scholarly outlets, including Communication Research, the Journal of Communication, the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journalism Quarterly, Journalism Studies, the Journal of Media and Religion, the Social Science Computer Review, and Communication Yearbook. He has served as the editor of the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, and currently serves on the editorial boards of four journals. He has written or edited five books. His latest book, Hollywood under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars, was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2008.<a name="OLE_LINK32"></a></p>

"The use of examples from media and communication exhibit a very wide reading of the discipline. The writers do a great job keeping up with current technologies that assist in qualitative inquiry!"