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Cyberspace: a Place for Qualitative Research in Helping Professions: Capabilities and Limitations

Document Type : Original Article

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Counseling Department, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Scientists, Allameh Tabataba'i University

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Cyberspace, a Place for Research in Helping Professions: Capabilities and Limitations

Abstract
One problem for student researchers is the difficulty of finding a sample and coordinating the location and time for research. The use of instant messaging and computer networks enables researchers to find easier access for potential users, thereby eliminating spatial and temporal constraints. The purpose of this study is to investigate the capabilities and limitations of research in telegram setting. The method of this research is qualitative, and its sample, is nine students who have done their dissertation research in the telegram setting. The research tool was semi-structured interview and data analysis was done by the thematic analysis. Telegram capabilities for research work includ “accessibility and comfort”, “flexibility”, “anonymity”, “therapeutic opportunities”, “faculty support and supervision capabilities”, “metacognitive capabilities”, and the constraints for research in telegram setting are “documentation constraints”, “lack of control over the situations”, “lack of contact signs”, “ethical concerns”, and ”slowness of process”. Therefore, due to the creation of metacognitive capabilities, writing is a major advantage of interviewing in telegram. On the other hand, is a serious challenge due to the lack of meta-tagging symptoms, therefore the best thing to do is research in a hybrid way that includes both benefits.
Keyword: instant messaging, research, online, interview, qualitative, access

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Cultural Studies & Communication
Volume 15, Issue 57
January 2020
Pages 323-341
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