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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830309003321

Titolo

Passages : the ethnographic field school and first fieldwork experiences / / Madelyn Iris, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Arlington, Virginia] : , : American Anthropological Association, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-282-17185-2

9786612171857

1-4443-0695-2

1-4443-0696-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Collana

NAPA Bulletin ; ; 22

Disciplina

305.8

305.80072/3

305.800723

Soggetti

Ethnology - 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.

Nota di contenuto

Passages; Contents; Foreword; PART 1; Introduction: What Is a Cultural Anthropology Field School and What Is It Good For?; Documenting Local Culture: An Introductory Field School; Apprentice Ethnographers and the Anthropology of Tourism in Costa Rica; Fulfilling Community Needs through Research and Service: The Northwestern University Ethnographic Field School Experience; Rehabilitation, Resistance, and Return: Service Learning and the Quest for Civil Society in Bosnia; Learning to Put Ethnography to Good Use: The Gambia, West Africa, Field Study Program; PART 2

Learning through Doing: The Importance of Fieldwork in the Education of the UndergraduateRole Negotiations among Students and Native Sponsors in an Ethnographic Field School; Lessons from the Navajo: The Impact of a ''Good'' Field Experience on a Career.; Mentorship and the Field School Experience; Ethnographic Field Schools, Community Service Learning, and the Homestay Experience; Ethical Issues and Other Things to Think About; Conclusion: How to Pick a Field School That's Right for You; Web Resources; Biosketches of the Authors



Sommario/riassunto

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropologydedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methodsmost editions available for course adoption