Research tools

2006 ◽  
pp. 305-313
Author(s):  
Ronald Blackburn
Keyword(s):  
Research Tools

Research tools and reference works

1999 ◽  
pp. 295-302
Author(s):  
Catherine Léglu
Keyword(s):  
Research Tools

Via Facebook to Jerusalem

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-26
Author(s):  
Hanne Roislien
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Online Ethnography ◽  
Significant Potential ◽  
Generic Term ◽  
Contemporary Religion ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Research Tools

Social media contain a significant potential as a research tool in the scholarly study of contemporary religion. This article, therefore, does not feed into the thematic field of “online ethnography” further, but is instead an attempt to utilize the online sphere as constructive research tools to gather more thorough ethnographic data in the field. Approaching Facebook as a toolbox rather than an object, this article is an attempt to demystify social media in general and Facebook in particular. Utilizing these media forms as efficient tools throughout the research process, the article looks at primarily two phases of the process, pre fieldwork and post-fieldwork, and explores the various components of Facebook in combination with these two phases. It is argued that Facebook represents a “Hub Keeper,” which is a generic term referring to three primary methodological functions: it is a Gate-Keeper that enables identification and recruitment of interviewees; it is a hub containing a variety of data; and, it is a Gateway for validation of data.

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