Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research
An Introduction
2nd Edition
Published on 16. September 2010
376 pages
979-8-7651-8788-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is Book 1 of 7 in the Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition.
The Ethnographer's Toolkit series begins with this primer, which introduces novice and expert practitioners alike to the process of ethnographic research, including answers to questions such as who should and can do ethnography, when it is used most fruitfully, and how research projects are carried out from conceptualization to the uses of research results. Written in practical, straightforward language, this new edition defines the qualitative research enterprise, links research strategies to theoretical paradigms, and outlines the ways in which an ethnographic study can be designed. Use Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research as a guide to the entire Toolkit or as a stand-alone introduction to ethnographic research.
Other books in the set:
Book 2:
Initiating Ethnographic Research: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Stephen L. Schensul, Jean J. Schensul, and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122017
Book 3:
Essential Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition
by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122031
Book 4:
Specialized Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach
edited by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122055
Book 5:
Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition
by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul
9780759122079
Book 6:
Ethics in Ethnography: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul
9780759122093
Book 7:
Ethnography in Action: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122116
The Ethnographer's Toolkit series begins with this primer, which introduces novice and expert practitioners alike to the process of ethnographic research, including answers to questions such as who should and can do ethnography, when it is used most fruitfully, and how research projects are carried out from conceptualization to the uses of research results. Written in practical, straightforward language, this new edition defines the qualitative research enterprise, links research strategies to theoretical paradigms, and outlines the ways in which an ethnographic study can be designed. Use Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research as a guide to the entire Toolkit or as a stand-alone introduction to ethnographic research.
Other books in the set:
Book 2:
Initiating Ethnographic Research: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Stephen L. Schensul, Jean J. Schensul, and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122017
Book 3:
Essential Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition
by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122031
Book 4:
Specialized Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach
edited by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122055
Book 5:
Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition
by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul
9780759122079
Book 6:
Ethics in Ethnography: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul
9780759122093
Book 7:
Ethnography in Action: A Mixed Methods Approach
by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte
9780759122116
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Margaret D. LeCompte | Jean J. Schensul
Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research
An Introduction
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11/2010
2nd Edition
AltaMira Press
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Persons
Margaret D. LeCompte is professor emerita of education and sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Jean J. Schensul is founding director and senior scientist at the Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut.
Jean J. Schensul is founding director and senior scientist at the Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut.
Content
Introduction
List of Tables and Figures
List of Examples
Chapter 1. What Is Ethnography?
Chapter 2. When, Where, and By Whom Should Ethnography Be Used?
Chapter 3. Paradigms for Framing the Research of Ethnographic Research
Chapter 4. An Overview of Research Design
Chapter 5. Choosing and Designing an Ethnographic Research Project
Chapter 6. Collecting Ethnographic Data
Chapter 7. Data Analysis: How Ethnographers Make Sense of their Data
Chapter 8. Identifying and Building Research Items and Research Partnerships
Chapter 9. Applying Ethnography
Chapter 10. Protection of Risk to Human Subjects and the Ethics of Ethnographic Fieldwork
References
Index
List of Tables and Figures
List of Examples
Chapter 1. What Is Ethnography?
Chapter 2. When, Where, and By Whom Should Ethnography Be Used?
Chapter 3. Paradigms for Framing the Research of Ethnographic Research
Chapter 4. An Overview of Research Design
Chapter 5. Choosing and Designing an Ethnographic Research Project
Chapter 6. Collecting Ethnographic Data
Chapter 7. Data Analysis: How Ethnographers Make Sense of their Data
Chapter 8. Identifying and Building Research Items and Research Partnerships
Chapter 9. Applying Ethnography
Chapter 10. Protection of Risk to Human Subjects and the Ethics of Ethnographic Fieldwork
References
Index
