A handbook for social science field research; essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods.1412916801 A handbook for social science field research; essays & bibliographic sources on research design and methods. Ed. by Ellen Perecman and Sara R. Curran. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2006 254 pages $69.95 Hardcover H62 This collection of narratives based on experience by scholars from a variety of disciplines is designed to help those new to fieldwork field·work n. 1. A temporary military fortification erected in the field. 2. Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment. 3. and others with questions about a specific aspect. Each topic includes bibliographies of critical texts so readers can broaden their methodology while the essays show how adaptation and flexibility figure in the real world. The section on selecting the right tools includes essays and bibliographical commentary on archives, case studies, ethnographic eth·nog·ra·phy n. The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures. eth·nog methods, oral histories, focus groups, surveys and secondary data sources and combining qualitative and quantitative tools. The section on ethics includes essentials for the conduct of research in ethnography ethnography: see anthropology; ethnology. ethnography Descriptive study of a particular human society. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork. , case study methods, research design and cross-cultural studies Cross-cultural comparisons take several forms. One is comparison of case studies, another is controlled comparison among variants of a common derivation, and a third is comparison within a sample of cases. , with a final chapter on the essentials in maintaining perspective. This is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, but useful for working professionals as well. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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