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Interview method:

Textual analysis
Textual analysis is the method communication researchers use to describe
and interpret the characteristics of a recorded or visual message.

One way of gaining access to people’s understanding is to capture their talk.


This can literally mean their spoken words turned into text, or it may mean
their words that were written down by them for themselves [e.g. diaries] or
for others to read [e.g. letters]

Questionnaires:
textual analysis

Wall postings:
Document analysis
Documents can also contain data that no longer can be observed, provide
details that informants have forgotten, and can track change and
development. Document analysis can also point to questions that need to be
asked or to situations that need to be observed, making the use of document
analysis a way to ensure your research is critical and comprehensive (Bowen,
2009). (https://lled500.trubox.ca/2016/244)

According to Babbie (2010), document analysis is “the study of recorded


human communications, such as books, websites, paintings and laws” (p.530).
Document analysis is a method of data collection which involves analysis of
content from written documents in order to make certain deductions based on
the study parameters. The method is mainly used in qualitative research as a
method of qualitative analysis. (http://www.kenpro.org/document-analysis-
method-of-data-collection/)
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