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Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes
In this companion volume John van Maanen's Tales of the Field, three scholars reveal how the ethnographer turns direct experience and observation into written fieldnotes upon which an ethnography is based.
Drawing on years of teaching and field research experience, the authors develop a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice about how to write useful fieldn...more
Drawing on years of teaching and field research experience, the authors develop a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice about how to write useful fieldn...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
August 15th 1995
by University of Chicago Press
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I used this as a textbook in a course I taught this spring (Qualitative Methods in Educational Settings). While tedium is basically the nature of the beast with any "how to" methods book, this one tries its hardest. I actually really like that this book focuses primarily on fieldnotes, and really orients itself to that -- more than any other aspect of ethnography, I feel like gathering data in this way, and then dealing with it, is the hardest thing to get students to really grasp. I also really...more
Good points to take into consideration when approaching an ethnography. Not presented in the most earth-shaking or particularly interesting manner, but if information is what you want, that is what you'll get.
Ooh this is a dry one. You got to really be jonesn' for ethnography or getting college credit. Former here. I am a SoCal man living in the south. I recently started observing the natives and their customs. I thought it only fitting to document their ways proper.
A pretty dry read but useful at the same time. The chapters are broken down well and certain concepts and strategies will be important to remember as I jump into fieldwork this semester.
Jul 16, 2009
Risa
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i wonder if i could use this to write about my colleagues and all the weird shit they do?
Good beginning for newbie ethnographers. Very approachable with great student examples. Gives some insights for approaches for new versus more experienced ethnographers.
Some very helpful practical tips, especially for newbie ethnographers like myself. I wish I had read it before I did my first field research - it would have saved me some time and efforts.
It is also a great book to come back to if you are in the field and have zero motivation to jot little things down promising yourself to write them down later or being sure that you will just 'remember' them. The authors do a very good job of convincing you to write them down NOW - a part that I often find chal...more
It is also a great book to come back to if you are in the field and have zero motivation to jot little things down promising yourself to write them down later or being sure that you will just 'remember' them. The authors do a very good job of convincing you to write them down NOW - a part that I often find chal...more
Dec 05, 2007
Caitlin
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Recommends it for:
anyone studying anthropolgy or learning about ethnography.
This book gives in depth descriptions of how to write and organize ethnographic field notes. It is specific and a quick read. Don't read it unless you are planning on writing an ethnography.
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anyone engaged in qualitative research, especially if you have had an introduction to how to do fieldnotes but are now wanting to take it to the next level
Slightly disappointed --- maybe fieldnotes are something you just have to do rather than read about. Still there were some helpful practical tips.
"Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Robert M. Emerson (1995)"
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