Communication Research Methods Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media

   Edited by Dafna Lemish

   The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. The Routledge International Handbook of Children,...

   Published January 8th 2015 by Routledge
2. Methods for the Ethnography of Communication

   Language in Use in Schools and Communities

   By Judith Kaplan-Weinger, Char Ullman

   Methods for the Ethnography of Communication is a guide to conducting ethnographic research in classroom and community settings that introduces students to the field of ethnography of communication, and takes them through the recursive and nonlinear cycle of ethnographic research....

   Published December 22nd 2014 by Routledge
3. Revitalising Audience Research

   Innovations in European Audience Research

   Edited by Frauke Zeller, Cristina Ponte, Brian O'Neill

   Series: Routledge Studies in European Communication Research and Education

   The revitalisation of audience studies is not only about new approaches and methods; it entails a crossing of disciplines and a bridging of long-established boundaries in the field. The aim of this volume is to capture the boundary-crossing processes that have begun to emerge across the discipline...

   Published November 5th 2014 by Routledge
4. Understanding Communication Research Methods

   A Theoretical and Practical Approach

   By Stephen M. Croucher, Daniel Cronn-Mills

   Comprehensive, innovative, and focused on the undergraduate student, this textbook prepares students to read and conduct research. Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real-life, and popular culture, the book offers students practical reasons why they should care about...

   Published October 14th 2014 by Routledge
5. Researching Identity and Interculturality

   Edited by Fred Dervin, Karen Risager

   Series: Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication

   This volume focuses on advances in research methodology in an interdisciplinary field framed by discourses of identity and interculturality. It includes a range of qualitative studies: studies of interaction, narrative studies, conversation analysis, ethnographic studies, postcolonial studies and...

   Published October 10th 2014 by Routledge
6. Research from the Inside Out

   Lessons from Exemplary Studies in Communication

   By Thomas Hugh Feeley

   Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, Research from the Inside Out is an insider's guide to conducting empirically-based research. Showcasing eight research projects resulting in academic and professional papers, this practical supplementary text is an indispensable resource for...

   Published September 30th 2014 by Routledge
7. Crafting Scholarship in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

   Writing, Reviewing, and Editing

   By Robert M. Milardo

   Crafting Scholarship helps readers improve their writing and publishing success in academia. Framed within the context of the editorial and peer review process, the book explores writing, editing, and reviewing in academic publishing. As such it provides unique coverage of how successful writers...

   Published September 12th 2014 by Routledge
8. Principles and Methods of Social Research

   3rd Edition

   By William D. Crano, Marilynn B. Brewer, Andrew Lac

   Used to train generations of social scientists, this thoroughly updated classic text covers the latest research techniques and designs. Applauded for its comprehensive coverage, the breadth and depth of content is unparalleled. Through a multi-methodology approach, the text guides readers toward...

   Published September 9th 2014 by Routledge
9. Research Methods in Health Communication

   Principles and Application

   Edited by Bryan B. Whaley

   This volume provides an essential roster of primary research methods as they apply to health communication inquiry. Editor Bryan B. Whaley brings together key health communication researchers to write about their primary methodological areas. Their chapters offer guidance and insights for a variety...

   Published June 30th 2014 by Routledge
10. Studies of Video Practices

    Video at Work

    Edited by Mathias Broth, Eric Laurier, Lorenza Mondada

    Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

    The last two decades have seen a rapid increase in the production and consumption of video by both professionals and amateurs. The near ubiquity of devices with video cameras and the rise of sites like YouTube have lead to the growth and transformation of the practices of producing, circulating,...

    Published May 15th 2014 by Routledge