Qualitative Methods
Data Collection Methods
Data and Data Collection
Field Research
Field research involves spending a significant amount of time in the field--or setting--participating and observing individuals within the setting. The goal of the researcher is to understand the life world of the participants. The general process of field research will be discussed in six parts:
- Choosing a Setting
- Gaining Entrée
- Roles and Relationships in the Field
- The Research Bargain
- Leaving the Field
- Writing Fieldnotes
- "My Research," Professor Jerome Crowder
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