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Participant observation : a guide for fieldworkers / / Kathleen M. DeWalt and Billie R. DeWalt



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Autore: DeWalt Kathleen Musante Visualizza persona
Titolo: Participant observation : a guide for fieldworkers / / Kathleen M. DeWalt and Billie R. DeWalt Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
Disciplina: 305.8001
Soggetto topico: Participant observation
Ethnology - Fieldwork
Sociology - Fieldwork
Social sciences - Fieldwork
Classificazione: 305.8001 DEW
Altri autori: DeWaltBillie R  
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Participant observation  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786613912541
6613912549
1-283-60009-9
0-7591-1928-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821716003321
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