The Methodological Benefits of Social Media:“Studying up” in Brazil in the Facebook Age
| dc.contributor.author | Straubhaar, Rolf | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-19T14:50:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-19T14:50:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | While conducting research on the organizational cultures of elite nonprofit organizations in Rio de Janeiro, the author encountered many access issues identified in the current literature: in particular, difficulty in encountering research subjects due to the transitional nature of educational nonprofits and the role of secretaries and administrators as gatekeepers. This article explores two previously undeveloped methodological innovations utilized by the author to overcome these difficulties with regard to access: namely, the use of social media as a participant recruitment tool and the use of an organization's online marketing presence as an alternative data source. | |
| dc.description.department | Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology | |
| dc.description.version | This is the accepted manuscript version of an article published in <i>International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education</i>. | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 28 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Straubhaar, R. (2015). The methodological benefits of social media: "Studying up" in Brazil in the Facebook age. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 28(9), pp. 1081-1096. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2015.1074750 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/8336 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
| dc.source | International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2015, Vol. 28, No. 9, pp. 1081-1096. | |
| dc.subject | social media | |
| dc.subject | participant recruitment | |
| dc.subject | access issues | |
| dc.subject | elites | |
| dc.title | The Methodological Benefits of Social Media:“Studying up” in Brazil in the Facebook Age | |
| dc.type | Article |