Applied Ethnography

Author : Pertti J Pelto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315434681

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Applied Ethnography by Pertti J Pelto Pdf

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 specialized techniques, integrating qualitative and quantitative methods, building and training research teams, rapid assessment and focused ethnographic studies, short- and long-term ethnography, writing up results, non-Western perspectives on research, and more.

Author : David M. Fetterman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781412950459

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Ethnography by David M. Fetterman Pdf

The Third Edition of the best-selling Ethnography: Step-By-Step guides readers in managing mountains of ethnographic data and making meaningful statements based on that data. The second edition provided coverage of a then "new frontier"--the Internet. This new edition builds on that coverage and offers an up-to-date discussion of technology in ethnography, covering a range of topics from technological tools to research with virtual communities. Other notable additions to this updated classic include increased coverage of ethics in ethnography and updated examples and references from a broader range of fields, so as to represent the landscape of ethnography today. Popular with readers for its friendly and accessible approach, this new edition will be an indispensable resource for doing ethnographic research. It is especially well suited for courses in ethnography, qualitative research methods, and social research methods.

Author : Pertti J Pelto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315434674

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Applied Ethnography by Pertti J Pelto Pdf

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 specialized techniques, integrating qualitative and quantitative methods, building and training research teams, rapid assessment and focused ethnographic studies, short- and long-term ethnography, writing up results, non-Western perspectives on research, and more.

Author : Satish Kedia,John van Willigen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313068911

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Applied Anthropology by Satish Kedia,John van Willigen Pdf

Applied Anthropology: Domains of Application, edited by Satish Kedia and John van Willigen, comprises essays by prominent scholars on the potential, accomplishments, and methods of applied anthropology. Domains covered in the volume include development, agriculture, environment, health and medicine, nutrition, population displacement and resettlement, business and industry, education, and aging. The contributors demonstrate in compelling ways how anthropological knowledge, skills, and methodologies can be put to work in addressing social, economic, health, and technical problems facing societies today. With their genuine commitment to protecting the diversity and vitality of human communities, applied anthropologists working in real-life settings have and will continue to have a lasting impact on people around the world. The editors enrich the volume by providing introductory and concluding chapters that offer a detailed historical context for applied anthropology and an exploration of its future directions.

Author : Sheena Nahm,Cortney Hughes Rinker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317428039

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Applied Anthropology by Sheena Nahm,Cortney Hughes Rinker Pdf

This collection brings together recent innovative work in applied and practicing anthropology. Organised around the theme of unexpectedness, it examines some of the novel spaces, topics, and methods that anthropologists are involved with. The volume emphasises non-traditional settings and demonstrates the important role of anthropology in addressing some of the pressing issues facing society today. The contributors offer detailed ethnographic examples from their own research and work that give students valuable insight and advice. Drawn mainly from the United States, the case studies illustrate the diverse arenas in which anthropologists operate, from law and finance to education and health care. Simultaneous consideration is given to practical applications, theoretical reflections, and professional experiences.

Author : John Brewer
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-12-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335230891

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Ethnography by John Brewer Pdf

* What is ethnography in social research? * To what use can ethnographic data be put? * Who are its fiercest critics? * Does ethnography have a future? Ethnography is one of the principal methods of qualitative research and has a long-established tradition of use in the social sciences. However, the literature on ethnography has become a battleground as ethnography is attacked from within and without the qualitative tradition. Post-modern critics attack the methodological status of ethnography and challenge the importance of its representations of reality, and others argue that globalization narrows its application as localism disappears. Ethnography provides a robust defence of this research method and establishes its continued relevance in the social sciences. It sets out the competing methodological bases of ethnography and details its different uses as a research method. The author offers guidelines for good practice in the research process, as well as advice on the analysis, interpretation and presentation of ethnographic data. Although written as a textbook, the contents are research led, informed by the author's own extensive experience of undertaking ethnographic research in dangerous and sensitive locations in Northern Ireland and elsewhere. The result is a lively and engaging read on an essential topic for both students and researchers.

Author : Sarah Pink
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473917040

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Doing Sensory Ethnography by Sarah Pink Pdf

This bold agenda-setting title continues to spearhead interdisciplinary, multisensory research into experience, knowledge and practice. Drawing on an explosion of new, cutting edge research Sarah Pink uses real world examples to bring this innovative area of study to life. She encourages us to challenge, revise and rethink core components of ethnography including interviews, participant observation and doing research in a digital world. The book provides an important framework for thinking about sensory ethnography stressing the numerous ways that smell, taste, touch and vision can be interconnected and interrelated within research. Bursting with practical advice on how to effectively conduct and share sensory ethnography this is an important, original book, relevant to all branches of social sciences and humanities.

Author : Sarah Pink
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1845450272

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Applications of Anthropology by Sarah Pink Pdf

At the beginning of the twenty-first century the demand for anthropological approaches, understandings and methodologies outside academic departments is shifting and changing. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists’ experiences of working with very diverse organizations in the private and public sector this volume examines existing and historical debates about applied anthropology. It explores the relationship between the "pure and the impure" – academic and applied anthropology, the question of anthropological identities in new working environments, new methodologies appropriate to these contexts, the skills needed by anthropologists working in applied contexts where multidisciplinary work is often undertaken, issues of ethics and responsibility, and how anthropology is perceived from the ‘outside’. The volume signifies an encouraging future both for the application of anthropology outside academic departments and for the new generation of anthropologists who might be involved in these developments.

Author : Erve Chambers
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : UCSC:32106008569763

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Applied Anthropology by Erve Chambers Pdf

This book presents a coherent view of the field of applied anthropology; it details such areas as specialization, applied research & cultures of policy.

Author : W. Penn Handwerker
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0759100594

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Quick Ethnography by W. Penn Handwerker Pdf

A research guide for anthropologists on the go, this book offers a comprehensive, integrated multi-method approach intended to meet the needs of social scientists dealing with complex interactions and cultural changes. The book outlines procedures one step at a time, addressing issues of field preparation, data collection, and data analysis. Handwerker teaches medical anthropology at the University of Connecticut. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Sarah Pink
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857455802

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Visual Interventions by Sarah Pink Pdf

Visual anthropology has proved to offer fruitful methods of research and representation to applied projects of social intervention. Through a series of case studies based on applied visual anthropological work in a range of contexts (health and medicine, tourism and heritage, social development, conflict and disaster relief, community filmmaking and empowerment, and industry) this volume examines both the range contexts in which applied visual anthropology is engaged, and the methodological and theoretical issues it raises.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119593692

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1993 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Lynda Mannik,Karen McGarry
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487593148

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Practicing Ethnography by Lynda Mannik,Karen McGarry Pdf

Building on the "studying up" trend in anthropology, this book offers a theoretically informed guide to ethnographic methods that is also practical in approach, and reflects the challenges and concerns of contemporary ethnography. Students draw from vignettes situated within North America to learn how various methods work in the real world, and how ethnography informs contemporary anthropological theory. Exercises and assignments encourage students to practice these methods in a familiar context, and a sustained focus on visual methodologies offers coverage not found in other books. The result is a text that discusses both practical and theoretical issues in contemporary ethnography while equipping students with a set of transferable skills.

Author : Jean J. Schensul,Margaret D. LeCompte
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759122123

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Ethnography in Action by Jean J. Schensul,Margaret D. LeCompte Pdf

This is Book 7 of 7 in the Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition. In Ethnography in Action, Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte explore how ethnographic research intersects with and enhances numerous areas of practice. Schensul and LeCompte ground this book in the understanding that all applied or practice-oriented social science must be collaborative to be effective. Showing how informal and formal ethnographic methods and knowledge contribute to the arenas in which ethnographers work, the authors cover both the typical practice settings raised in earlier books in the series and introduce two emerging arenas of concern: long-term fieldwork and participatory action research. With its methodological focus and skillful integration of guidelines, checklists, examples, and resources, Book 7 offers a unique guide to the practice of mixed methods ethnography over time and with community involvement. Other books in the set: Book 1: Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research: An Introduction, Second Edition by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul 9780759118690 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

Author : Andy Priestner,Matt Borg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317003120

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User Experience in Libraries by Andy Priestner,Matt Borg Pdf

Modern library services can be incredibly complex. Much more so than their forebears, modern librarians must grapple daily with questions of how best to implement innovative new services, while also maintaining and updating the old. The efforts undertaken are immense, but how best to evaluate their success? In this groundbreaking new book from Routledge, library practitioners, anthropologists, and design experts combine to advocate a new focus on User Experience (or ‘UX’) research methods. Through a combination of theoretical discussion and applied case studies, they argue that this ethnographic and human-centred design approach enables library professionals to gather rich evidence-based insights into what is really going on in their libraries, allowing them to look beyond what library users say they do to what they actually do. Edited by the team behind the international UX in Libraries conference, User Experience in Libraries will ignite new interest in a rapidly emerging and game-changing area of research. Clearly written and passionately argued, it is essential reading for all library professionals and students of Library and Information Science. It will also be welcomed by anthropologists and design professionals working in related fields.