Understanding Communication Research Methods: A Theoretical and Practical Approach - Brossura

Croucher, Stephen M.; Cronn-Mills, Daniel

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ISBN 10: 1032557389 ISBN 13: 9781032557380

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2024

Riassunto

Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.

Explaining quantitative, qualitative, critical, and performance research methods, this new edition helps students better grasp the theoretical and applied uses of method by clearly illustrating practical applications. The book features all the main research traditions in communication, including applications of the methods through effective examples and exercises, and sample student papers that demonstrate research methods in action.

This textbook is perfect for beginning and advanced scholars using critical, cultural, interpretive, qualitative, quantitative, rhetorical, and performance research methods.

Additional resources for students and instructors can be found on the eResource at www.routledge.com/9781032557380, which includes links, videos, outlines, activities, recommended readings, test questions, and more.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Stephen M. Croucher is Professor and Head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University, New Zealand. He serves on the editorial boards of more than 10 journals and served as the editor of the Review of Communication (2022–2025), Frontiers in Communication (2019–2022), Journal of Intercultural Communication Research (2010–2019), and Speaker & Gavel (2010–2015). He has held and holds various leadership positions in the National Communication Association, the International Communication Association, and the World Communication Association. He served as President of the World Communication Association from 2019 to 2023.

Daniel Cronn-Mills is Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA. He has authored and co-authored three books, five book chapters, and a stack of journal articles. He served as the editor of Speaker & Gavel (1997–2010) and on the editorial board of 11 scholarly journals. He has served in numerous leadership roles including the National Communication Association, the American Forensic Association, and the Communication and Theatre Association of Minnesota.

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Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1032557389
• ISBN 13: 9781032557380
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 340
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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