ISBN:
9780759119284
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 278 Seiten)
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Edition:
Second edition
Edition:
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Participant Observation : A Guide for Fieldworkers
DDC:
305.8001
Keywords:
Sociology Fieldwork
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Ethnology Fieldwork
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Participant observation
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Social sciences Fieldwork
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Social sciences - Fieldwork
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Qualitative research in such diverse areas as anthropology, sociology, education, nursing, and medical research draws on the insights gained through the use of participant observation for gaining greater understanding of phenomena from the point of view of participants. This book serves as a basic primer for the beginning researcher and as a useful reference and guide for experienced researchers who wish to re-examine their own skills and abilities in light of best practices of participant observation
Description / Table of Contents:
Coding for Characteristics
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: What is Participant Observation?; The Method of Participant Observation; History of the Method; Why Participant Observation Is Important; Enhancing the Quality of Data Collection and Analysis; Formulating New Research Questions; Notes; Chapter 2: Learning To Be A Participant Observer: Theoretical Issues; Learning To Be a Participant Observer; Observation and Participation; Participation and Observation: An Oxymoron in Action?; What Determines the Role a Researcher Will Adopt?; Limits to Participation?
Description / Table of Contents:
Beyond the Reflexivity FrontierParticipant Observation on the Fast Track; Notes; Chapter 3: Doing Participant Observation: BECOMING A PARTICIPANT; Entering the Field; First Contact; Establishing Rapport; Breaking Through; Talking the Talk; Walking the Walk; Making Mistakes; Notes; Chapter 4: The Costs Of Participation: Culture Shock; Coping with Culture Shock; Participating and Parenting: Children and Field Research; Reverse Culture Shock (Reentry Shock); Note; Chapter 5: Doing Participant Observation: Becoming An Observer; The Role of Theory and Conceptual Frameworks
Description / Table of Contents:
Taking the Observer RoleAttending to Detail: Mapping the Scene; (Participatory) Community Mapping; Counting; Attending to Conversation; Field Notes as a Training Tool for Observation; Seeing Old Events with New Eyes; Practicing and Improving Observation and Memory; What to Observe; Just Experiencing; Limits to Observation; Ethnographer Bias; Notes; Chapter 6: Gender And Sex Issues In ParticipantObservation; The Gendered Ethnographer; Up Close and Personal: Sex in the Field; Note; Chapter 7: Designing Research With Participant Observation; Participant Observation and Research Design
Description / Table of Contents:
Fundamentals of Design of Participant ObservationObjectivity; Reliability; Elements of Design; Choosing a Question; Appropriate Questions; Choosing a Site; Appropriate Methods and the Benefits of Triangulation; Enhancing Representativeness: Sampling in Participant Observation; Proposing Participant Observation; Research Objectives; Notes; Chapter 8: Informal Interviewing In ParticipantObservation; Types of Interviews; Interview Techniques; Active Listening; Sensitive Silence; The Uh-huh Prompt; Repetition Feedback; Summary Feedback; Asking Questions in Interviewing; Tell Me More
Description / Table of Contents:
For ClarificationNaive Questions; Avoiding Confrontation; Changing Topics; Talking About Sensitive Subjects; Concluding an Interview; Notes; Chapter 9: Writing Field Notes; History; Kinds of Field Notes; Jot Notes; Expanded Notes: Field Notes Proper; Methodological Notes; Diaries and Journals; Logs; Meta-notes/Analytic Notes; Headnotes; Field Notes in Virtual Research; How to Record; Research Integrity: Who Owns the Field Notes; Notes; Chapter 10: Analyzing Field Notes; Process of Data Analysis; Managing Qualitative Data; Data Reduction; Approaches to Indexing; Coding for Themes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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