Cultures, Politics, and Research Programs

Narula, Uma; Pearce, W. Barnett

"An intriguing aspect of this book is the revelation that communication research has no predetermined evolutionary path....The editors advocate treating practical problems in research not as impediments but as information, as 'part of the data.' This is both realistic and constructive advice."—Journalism Quarterly"...contains a useful collection of articles revealing seldom taught difficulties of field research and should be a useful adjunct to reading in theory and methods courses."—Journal of Communication

• Contents: W.B. Pearce, U. Narula, "Practical Problems" and Research Methods. A. Brown, Practical Constraints in Social Field Research in the Caribbean. S.T. Kwame Boafo, E. Aryeetey, Practical Constraints in Social Field Research in Ghana. E.E. Sanchez-Ruiz, R. Fuentes-Navarro, Fieldwork Problems in Mexican Communication Research. Y. Ito, S. Kohei, Practical Problems in Field Research in Japan. U. Narula, Practical Constraints in Social Field Research in India. G.C. Chu, Survey Research in Developing Countries in Asia: Some Personal Experiences from 25 Years of Research. M. Jussawalla, Research Constraints in the Field for Communication Economics. J. Lewis, Quantity, Not Quality: Recent Trends in Attitudinal Research in Great Britain. C.A. Vivoni-Remus, M. Morgan, J.C. Gorlier, Problems in Conducting Survey Research on the Effects of Television in Argentina: A Case Study. R. Penman, D. Sless, Politics and Practice of Research in the Public Domain: A Case Study in Australia. W.B. Pearce, U. Narula, More Research Needs to Be Done.