1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910317747103321

Titolo

Tuberculosis : Current Issues in Diagnosis and Management / / edited by Bassam H. Mahboub and Mayank G. Vats

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

953-51-7117-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.9

Soggetti

Communicable diseases

Tuberculosis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821716003321

Autore

DeWalt Kathleen Musante

Titolo

Participant observation [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for fieldworkers / / Kathleen M. DeWalt and Billie R. DeWalt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011

ISBN

9786613912541

6613912549

1-283-60009-9

0-7591-1928-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Classificazione

305.8001 DEW

Altri autori (Persone)

DeWaltBillie R

Disciplina

305.8001

Soggetti

Participant observation

Ethnology - Fieldwork

Sociology - Fieldwork

Social sciences - Fieldwork

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 (p. 251-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?

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

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

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

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

Coding for Characteristics

Sommario/riassunto

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.