Essentials of field relationships / Amy Kaler, Melanie A. Beres.
2010
GN346 .K36 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Essentials of field relationships / Amy Kaler, Melanie A. Beres.
Author
Kaler, Amy.
ISBN
9781598743326 (paperback)
1598743325 (paperback)
9781598743319 (hardcover)
1598743317 (hardcover)
1598743325 (paperback)
9781598743319 (hardcover)
1598743317 (hardcover)
Publication Details
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Language
English
Description
126 pages ; 23 cm.
Call Number
GN346 .K36 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
301.072/1
Summary
Field research can consist of trekking across the globe to study peoples in exotic cultural settings. It can also mean strapping on your running shoes and observing behavior at the local market. Regardless of whether the researcher is "at home" or away, the development of research relationships is paramount to the success of the research project. In this book, the authors provide guidance to researchers on developing relationships in their field research. Using a myriad of examples from projects in a wide range of settings, Kaler and Beres offer helpful hints about how to navigate the personal side of conducting research--establishing and maintaining relationships, handling ethical dilemmas, and identifying how the personal identity of researchers help shape their projects.
"Qualitative studies are all about relationships. In this concise, beginner-friendly book, Amy Kaler and Melanie Beres provide sound advice to help the reader negotiate the complexities of interpersonal relations in fieldwork. Using their own experiences and those of other seasoned researchers, they offer practical suggestions that could spell the difference between success and failure of a project."--Maria J. Mayan, University of Alberta, author of Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry --Book Jacket.
"Qualitative studies are all about relationships. In this concise, beginner-friendly book, Amy Kaler and Melanie Beres provide sound advice to help the reader negotiate the complexities of interpersonal relations in fieldwork. Using their own experiences and those of other seasoned researchers, they offer practical suggestions that could spell the difference between success and failure of a project."--Maria J. Mayan, University of Alberta, author of Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry --Book Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index.
Added Author
Beres, Melanie A.
Series
Qualitative essentials.
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Table of Contents
Transitioning in and out of the field
Maintaining relationships in the field
Establishing and negotiating a researcher identity
Gathering data
Research ethics
Concluding thoughts.
Maintaining relationships in the field
Establishing and negotiating a researcher identity
Gathering data
Research ethics
Concluding thoughts.