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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483975403321

Autore

Clerke Teena

Titolo

Doing Ethnography in Teams : A Case Study of Asymmetries in Collaborative Research / / by Teena Clerke, Nick Hopwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

9783319056180

3319056182

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Education, , 2211-193X

Disciplina

305.80072

Soggetti

Professional education

Vocational education

Sociology - Methodology

Anthropology

Professional and Vocational Education

Sociological Methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Outline of the study and researcher backgrounds -- 2 Ethnography as collective research endeavor -- 3 Asymmetry in ethnographic fieldwork -- 4 Teamwork processes -- 5 Researcher reflections -- 6 Planning a team ethnography? -- Reference list -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This uniquely in-depth book offers a blow-by-blow account of the sometimes problematic dynamics of conducting collaborative fieldwork in ethnography. Tracing the interplay between co-researchers at various points of contact in both professional and personal relations, the analysis draws out the asymmetries which can develop among team members nominally working towards the same ends. It details the often complex dialogues that evolve in an attempt to navigate conflicting interests, such as team members’ resistances to particular methodological ‘recipes’ or research protocols. The authors show that such debates can create an open forum to negotiate new practices. A key element of this publication is that it goes beyond an analysis of



more traditional power relations in research teams comprising members at different academic pay grades. As well as drawing attention to gender-related dynamics in research collaborations, the authors use themselves as an exemplar to demonstrate how differences in age, experience, knowledge, professional skills, and background can be exploited to generate positive outcomes constituting much more than the apparent sum of their parts. In doing so, the authors reveal the delightful, surprising, and yet challenging aspects of research collaboration that are often absent from the qualitative literature.