{"product_id":"essential-ethnographic-methods-9780759122031","title":"Essential Ethnographic Methods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Book 3 of 7 in theEthnographer''s Toolkit, Second Edition. Essential Ethnographic Methods introduces the fundamental, face-to-face data collection tools that ethnographers and other qualitative researchers use on a regular basis. It provides ethnographers with tools to answer the principal ethnographic questions about setting, participants, activities, behavior, and more. The essential mixed methods for collecting data include open-ended and focused listening, questioning strategies, participant and non-participant observation, recording techniques, visual recall, mapping the environments and contexts in which participant behavior occurs, and engaging in ethnographically informed survey research. Because these data collection strategies require ethnographers to become involved in the local cultural setting and to acquire their experience through hands-on experience, the essential tools also allow them to learn about new situations from the perspective of an insider. With these \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures List of Examples Introduction Chapter 1 Essential Data Collection Chapter 2 Defining and Entering the Field Chapter 3 Recording and Organizing Ethnographic Field Data: Field Notes, Interviews, Drawings, Visual Documentation, and Survey Data Chapter 4 Participant Observation and Informal Field Interviewing Chapter 5 Additional Methods for Collecting Exploratory Data Chapter 6 In-depth, Open-ended Exploratory Interviews Chapter 7 Semi-structured Interviews and Observations Chapter 8 Focus Group Interviews Chapter 9 Structured Approaches to Ethnographic Data Collection: Surveys Chapter 10 Sampling in Ethnographic Research Chapter 11 Defining and Evaluating Quality in Ethnographic Research References Index About the Authors","brand":"AltaMira Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037746069847,"sku":"9780759122031","price":38.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780759122031.jpg?v=1750937108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/essential-ethnographic-methods-9780759122031","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}