Publisher's Synopsis
Qualitative research has many constraints and challenges that must be overcome to achieve credible and valid results about reality and epistemology. Thus, the integration of technology into qualitative research has been especially transformative. The emerging trends in technology have been instrumental in producing innovative tools for gathering data, analyzing data, and presenting the research findings. The efficiency and effectiveness of technological tools for qualitative research are significant for optimizing the research process in an ethical manner. Evolving Designs, Applications, Technological Advances, and the Future of Qualitative Research explores virtual methods for conducting and analyzing qualitative research and its data, discussing various opportunities and challenges presented by the use of different technological tools. The ethics and reliability of using digital tools in qualitative research is also discussed. Covering topics such as participant selection, coding cycles, and actor-network theory, this book is an excellent resource for data scientists, technologists, researchers, professionals, scholars, academicians, and more.
