Description
Book Synopsis'I would highly recommend
Fieldwork, Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research as a text for the wide range of fields that currently engage in fieldwork. She does an excellent job of moving beyond basic ethical principles and informs the reader of the complexity of contemporary fieldwork'
- Forum for Qualitative Social Research - follow the link below to read the complete reviewThis timely and topical look at the role of ethics in fieldwork takes into account some of the major issues confronting qualitative researchers. The main purposes of this book are twofold: to promote an understanding of the harmful possibilities of fieldwork; and to provide ways of dealing with ethical problems and dilemmas. To these ends, examples of actual fieldwork are provided that address ethical problems and dilemmas, and posit ways of dealing with them.
Trade Review
′I would highly recommend Fieldwork, Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research as a text for the wide range of fields that currently engage in fieldwork. She does an excellent job of moving beyond basic ethical principles and informs the reader of the complexity of contemporary fieldwork′ - Forum for Qualitative Social Research
Table of Contents
Introduction The Moral Career of the Qualitative Fieldworker Scripts and Staging the Self Back Regions and Sensitive Methods Roles and Role Performance Ethical Dilemmas The Demands and Expectations of Various Audiences Field Notes Ethics and the Emotional Self Textual ′Impression Management′ of Self and Others Conclusion
