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A Study Comparing Text-Based WhatsApp and Face-to-Face Interviews to Understand Early School Dropout
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Desai, Rachana; Magan, Ansuyah; Maposa, Innocent; Ruiter, Robert; Rochat, Tamsen; Mercken, Liesbeth – Youth & Society, 2024
The majority of adolescents communicate via text-based messaging, particularly through WhatsApp, a widely used free communication application. Written content on WhatsApp has the methodological potential to provide rich qualitative interview data. This study compares data collected using text-based WhatsApp versus face-to-face interview…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Computer Mediated Communication, Dropouts