Abstract
The global research community has identified that, as society becomes ever more mobile and 24/7-oriented, data collection methods that reflect the day-to-day experiences of its participants need to be developed. This article reviews the success and issues of using a solicited email-diary, developed to investigate the impact on commuters of London hosting the 2012 Olympic Games. Research on the effectiveness of diaries as a method of data collection is limited, while there appears to be no analysis using email as a method of soliciting diary responses. The article identifies the research opportunities for an email-diary and the solutions it provides to a number of the problems and limitations experienced with a traditional pen-and-paper diary.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 705-721 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Qualitative Research |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- contemporaneous record
- diaries
- digital-native
- digital divide
- mobile society
- mobile technology
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Adam Jones
- School of Business and Law - Programme Director Help to Grow Mgmt
- Tourism, Hospitality and Events Research and Enterprise Group
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