EthnoQuest
An Interactive Multimedia Simulation for Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork, Version 3.0
Published on 5. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-13-185013-2 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in introductory cultural anthropology or cultural methods/fieldwork.
This interactive multimedia simulation is comprised of a series of ten ethnographic encounters with the culture of a fictional Mexican village set in a computer-based learning environment. It provides students with a realistic problem-solving experience and designed to help students experience the fieldwork of a cultural anthropologies.
This interactive multimedia simulation is comprised of a series of ten ethnographic encounters with the culture of a fictional Mexican village set in a computer-based learning environment. It provides students with a realistic problem-solving experience and designed to help students experience the fieldwork of a cultural anthropologies.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-185013-2 (9780131850132)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments.
How to Use this Field Guide and Workbook.
FIELD GUIDE.
1. About EthnoQuest (R).
Your Research Proposal. Your Budget. Your Annual Calendar for Research in Amopan.
2. About Amopan, Its People, and Its Environs.
3. Playing EthnoQuest (R): Adventures in Amopan.
How to Play EthnoQuest (R). The Simulations of EthnoQuest (R). Bronislaw Edmund Radcliffe-Pritchard. How to Interact with the Villagers. A Note about Language. About the Background Music.
4. Reminders and Hints in Playing EthnoQuest (R).
The Icons. The Plaza. Colors and their Meanings. Dialogue. Quizzes and Problem-Solving Situations. Field Notes. Access to Additional Information and Clues. Moving about and Exiting the Game.
5. Clues for the Field and for Playing EthnoQuest (R).
Some Tips for Taking Good Field Notes. Tips for Successful Fieldwork. Some Useful Nahuatl Phrases and Terms: Nahuatl to English. Some Useful Nahuatl Phrases and Terms: English to Nahuatl.
6. Some Hints for Playing the Simulations.
Getting There. First Encounters. Who's Who in Amopan. Working in the Fields. Marketday. The Day of the Dead. A Day in the Life of the Midwife. The Local Elections. A Feud Escalates. Telling Tales, Going Home.
7. Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork: Life in the Field.
The Preliminaries. Gaining Entry into the Community. Establishing Your Role. Achieving Rapport and Maintaining Objectivity. Selecting and Rewarding Informants. How to Obtain, Evaluate, and Record Information. Practical Considerations. Ethical Considerations. Exiting the Field.
Glossary.
Some Useful References.
Workbook.
Getting There: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
First Encounters: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Who's Who in Amopan: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Radcliffe-Pritchard's Census Form. Blank Census Forms. Model for Kinship Diagram. Map of Central Amopan.
Working in the Fields: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Entering Cultivation Data.
Marketday: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Recording Information about Market Vendors. Diagram of Amopan's Market.
The Day of the Dead: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Recording Interview Responses.
A Day in the Life of the Midwife: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
The Local Elections: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
A Feud Escalates: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Telling Tales, Going Home: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Field Notes.
How to Use this Field Guide and Workbook.
FIELD GUIDE.
1. About EthnoQuest (R).
Your Research Proposal. Your Budget. Your Annual Calendar for Research in Amopan.
2. About Amopan, Its People, and Its Environs.
3. Playing EthnoQuest (R): Adventures in Amopan.
How to Play EthnoQuest (R). The Simulations of EthnoQuest (R). Bronislaw Edmund Radcliffe-Pritchard. How to Interact with the Villagers. A Note about Language. About the Background Music.
4. Reminders and Hints in Playing EthnoQuest (R).
The Icons. The Plaza. Colors and their Meanings. Dialogue. Quizzes and Problem-Solving Situations. Field Notes. Access to Additional Information and Clues. Moving about and Exiting the Game.
5. Clues for the Field and for Playing EthnoQuest (R).
Some Tips for Taking Good Field Notes. Tips for Successful Fieldwork. Some Useful Nahuatl Phrases and Terms: Nahuatl to English. Some Useful Nahuatl Phrases and Terms: English to Nahuatl.
6. Some Hints for Playing the Simulations.
Getting There. First Encounters. Who's Who in Amopan. Working in the Fields. Marketday. The Day of the Dead. A Day in the Life of the Midwife. The Local Elections. A Feud Escalates. Telling Tales, Going Home.
7. Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork: Life in the Field.
The Preliminaries. Gaining Entry into the Community. Establishing Your Role. Achieving Rapport and Maintaining Objectivity. Selecting and Rewarding Informants. How to Obtain, Evaluate, and Record Information. Practical Considerations. Ethical Considerations. Exiting the Field.
Glossary.
Some Useful References.
Workbook.
Getting There: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
First Encounters: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Who's Who in Amopan: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Radcliffe-Pritchard's Census Form. Blank Census Forms. Model for Kinship Diagram. Map of Central Amopan.
Working in the Fields: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Entering Cultivation Data.
Marketday: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Recording Information about Market Vendors. Diagram of Amopan's Market.
The Day of the Dead: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Table for Recording Interview Responses.
A Day in the Life of the Midwife: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
The Local Elections: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
A Feud Escalates: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Telling Tales, Going Home: Answer Form for Completing Questions.
Field Notes.