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Microcomputer Applications in Qualitative Research Paperback - 1988

by Bryan Pfaffenberger; Bryan Pfaffenberger (Editor)

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Microcomputer Applications in Qualitative Research is a timely and innovative volume offering a sophisticated examination of one of the many uses of computers in the social sciences. In this insightful volume Pfaffenberger explores the world of personal computing in social science research, providing both a practical/methodological and critical/theoretical perspective. Pfaffenberger surveys the ways microcomputers and microcomputer programs can be used to further the goals of qualitative social research. He critically analyzes the potential liabilities and benefits of using microcomputer technology for research purposes. This book addresses such issues as: the need for computers in qualitative research, the nature of qualitative analysis, word processing software and field notes, automatic indexing, text oriented data base management programs, and automated data analysis. This comprehensive volume is an asset for qualitative researchers, and an excellent supplementary text for courses in research methodology. "Pfaffenberger . . . is a thoughtful and highly knowledgeable advocate of the process. . . . In a sense, this book is also an exercise in the sociology of technology, since Pfaffenberger is highly sensitive to the ways in which computer software is socially constructed. . . . [It] will provide much useful and thought-provoking advice for researchers and students alike." --Contemporary Sociology "Meets the special problems of microcomputers by attempting a theoretical solution....I thought Pfaffenberger′s proto-theoretical approach held out the most hope for the future." --Journalism Quarterly

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  • Title Microcomputer Applications in Qualitative Research
  • Author Bryan Pfaffenberger; Bryan Pfaffenberger (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd printing
  • Pages 88
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sage Publications, New York
  • Publication date 1988-09-01
  • ISBN 9780803931206 / 0803931204
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.22 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 0.56 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 300.285

About the author

In 1985, convinced that technology represented an area ripe for social analysis, I resigned a tenured position in anthropology in order to take a tenure-track job in the University of Virginia′s School of Engineering and Applied Science. The School′s Dean, a distinguished material scientist named Ed Starke, encouraged me to pursue two goals in my research: first, to persuade my colleagues in anthropology to study technology, and second, to bring anthropological theory to technology studies. The risky move proved to be a wise one: I was tenured in 1990, joining what must be a very small club (namely, those who have received tenure in two different research fields). But best of all, I was at Ground Zero during the heady years of science studies′ "turn to technology" (1986-1995). I found science & technology studies (STS) to be both inspiring and stimulating, and during this time I produced some work that continues to be read and cited in the literature. On this page, you′ll find the full text of some of my favorites. And as you′ll see, I took Ed′s advice to heart. If you′re wondering why I haven′t published much since the early 2000s, the answer is illness. I had a bout with cancer; the disease, but even more so the treatment, including an early and nearly fatal misdiagnosis, left me unable to do much more than meet my classes, grade papers, and attend meetings. I′m happy to say that I′m disease-free and feeling better, finally. I′m just now completing a National Science Foundation-funded study of the history of voting machines, conceptualized as -- you guessed it -- a technological drama. Do let me hear from you if you′re interested in my work! Getting back into serious scholarly writing after a decade of ill health isn′t easy, but I′m inspired and energized when I discover that others have found my work useful.

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