Handbook of Research on Methods and Techniques for Studying Virtual Communities: Paradigms and Phenomena

by Ben Daniel (Editor)

Over the last decade, virtual communities have evolved from massive experimental, educational, technological, business, and social environments to experiential and practical environments, supplementing their geographical counterparts. The Handbook of Research on Methods and Techniques for Studying Virtual Paradigms and Phenomena satisfies the need for methodological consideration and tools for data collection, analysis and presentation in virtual communities. Chapters cover studies on various types of virtual communities, making this reference a comprehensive source of research for those in the social sciences and humanities. Additionally, the book supports executives and corporate leaders concerned with the management of expertise, social capital, competence knowledge, and information and organizational development in different types of virtual communities and environments.

984 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2010

About the author

Ben Daniel is a Presbyterian minister in San Jose, California. His writing has been translated into four languages and has been published by a variety of local, regional, national, and international broadcast and print media. His work has been published widely online. His opinions have appeared on The Huffington Post since 2010. He is a graduate of Westmont College and of Princeton Theological Seminary.

Ben Daniel is the author of Neighbor: Christian Encounters with “Illegal” Immigration (Westminster John Knox Press, August, 2010), winner of ForeWord Review's 2011 religion book of the year award. In 2013, The Search for Truth About Islam, which explores misconceptions of Islam, was published by Westminster John Knox Press.