Description
Book SynopsisThis is Book 2 of 7 in theEthnographer''s Toolkit, Second Edition. Initiating Ethnographic Research: A Mixed Methods Approach, is the first book of its kind. Unlike texts that describe and detail methods for doing ethnographic and qualitative research once in the field, Book 2 explores in depth the many critical issues that ethnographic researchers need to consider before going to the field and in the earliest stages of the field experience. These include preparation of self, establishing relationships that ensure access to the field, and steps in the construction of a formative theoretical model that will inform the entire research process from start to finish. Following guidelines established in Book 1, the first three chapters describe the reasons why ethnography should be considered a mixed methods approach to social science research. They discuss why theory is important in guiding a study, and the important institutional and personal preparations required to enter a field setting
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures List of Examples Introduction Chapter 1: Initiating Ethnographic Research: Models, Methods, and Measurement Chapter 2: Selecting a Research Site and Focus Chapter 3: Preparing for Challenges in the Field Chapter 4: The Ethnographer as Theorist: Introduction to Modeling Mid-Range Theory Chapter 5: Constructing Formative Research Models Chapter 6: Operationalization and Measurement Chapter 7: Mixed Methods Models, Measures, and Case Examples Chapter 8: Modeling Ethnographic Intervention Approaches References Index About the Authors and Artists
