Applied ethnography : guidelines for field research / Pertti Pelto.

Author/creator Pelto, Pertti J.
Format Book
PublicationWalnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Description351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Applied anthropology.
Anthropology--Research.
Anthropology--Fieldwork.
Anthropology--Fieldwork.

SeriesDeveloping qualitative inquiry ; 12
Developing qualitative inquiry v. 12. ^A1143059
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-341) and index.
LCCN 2012050878
ISBN9781611322071 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1611322073 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781611322088 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1611322081 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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