Applied Ethnography Guidelines for Field Research

Name: Applied Ethnography Guidelines for Field Research
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ISBN: 9781611322088

ISBN-10: 1611322081

ISBN-13: 9781611322088

Edition: 2013

Authors: Pertti J. Pelto

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This comprehensive, engaging guide to applied research distills the expertise of the distinguished ethnographer and methodologist Pertti Pelto over his acclaimed 50-year career. Having written the first major text promoting mixed qualitative and quantitative methods in applied ethnography in the 1970s, Pelto now synthesizes decades of innovation, including examples from around the world that illustrate how specific methods yield immediate results for addressing social problems. Ideal for researchers, students, training programs, and technical assistance projects, this thorough text covers the key topics and skills required: gaining entry, recording and organizing field data, a host of…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232



Preface



Introduction to Ethnographic Research



Main Steps of Applied Ethnographic Field Research



Gaining Entry to a Study Site: Getting Started



Social Mapping and Sketch Mapping: Getting the Lay of the Land



Early Phases of Research: Key Informants and Group Discussions



Note Taking and Other Recording: Capturing and Managing the Data



Participant Observation



Sampling and Counting in Ethnographic Research



In-Depth Interviewing: Case Interviews



Free Lists: Getting an Inventory of Things in a Cultural Domain



Pile Sorting and Other Structured Interviews



Analysis of Qualitative Text Data: Basic Steps



Structured Observation of Behaviors and Events



Using Hypothetical Scenarios, Diaries, and Other, Special Techniques



Mapping: A Powerful Tool in Ethnographic Research



Qualitative Research Guidelines: RAP, RRA, PRA, FES, and Others



Research Teams and Training in Applied Ethnographic Research



Writing Ethnography: Keeping it Grounded and Inductive



Past, Present, Future: Notes on the History and Future of Applied Ethnography


References


Index


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