Media Research Techniques
Second Edition
- Arthur Asa Berger - San Francisco State University, USA
June 1998 | 184 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Arthur Asa Berger's essential guide to undertaking applied or practical research in media studies is designed to provide introductory techniques that allow students to engage immediately in their own research projects. In so doing, students learn various ways of conducting communication research both in theory and practice. In response to suggestions from users of the First Edition, Berger has added new chapters in each of the following areas: experimentation, historical research, comparative research and participant observation.
PART ONE: RESEARCH PROJECTS
Guided Research Projects
Research Logs
Content Analysis
Survey Interviews
Social Roles
Depth Interviews
Rhetorical Analysis
Library Research
Focus Groups
Experiments
Participant Observation
Historical Research
Comparative Analysis
PART TWO: WRITING AND THINKING
Writing with Style
Avoiding Common Writing Errors
Avoiding Common Reasoning Errors
Writing a Research Report