Ethnobotany: Oral Report, interviewing about use of wild plants
interview process
Requirements
survey sections
Education
WHere intrest came from
WHat areas is she intrested in
did anything influence her interest
books
people ?
events
anything influence how she learned in this area
did she learn this topic anywhere or self taught
did she study other things befor this
educatinal background
oppertunities
childhood/adult life
any family/ group of plants in perticular
area of ethnobotany
aromatheripy?
herbal medicine?
what does she use her knowledge for
use of a a recording device to mark down answers ensuring accurate answers
skills in primary research
can include survey questions and answers in appendix and any recording sheet used/ created for this.
Structure
Topic: Use of wild plants
How they use wild plants
any specific uses
what type of wild plants
can include use of plants gown in garden too if present
how would you account for losses ...
600 word limit for this part
interview technique
investigating the huge range of plants available for use by humanity
3000 word limit
Process
think about how useful your write-up would be for future researchers.
sections
1 Intro
The interviewee Ann Lollie?
2 middle: results
how the interview was conducted.
4 conclusion
set number of questions
ask a week before to bring things as prompts /props for in the interview.
books
ask them to think about what plants
click to edit
intro into the topic
findings of the interview
how the results reflect on the process of interviewing as a primary research technique
Ethics statement
100 words
how it will be stored (
how their contribution will be used
800 words
3 Middle Plant use research
1500 words maximum
select sing plants mentioned
- 3 Plant use research
- 3.1 plant chosen
taxonomy
- 3.2 range of uses for the plant (identifying their appropriate use category
vernacular names
distribution
- 3.3 properties of the plant that make it appropriate for the use (real or imagined properties)
historical uses in Scotland
An assessment of the efficacy for the use(s) discussed (do different sources of information agree or say conflicting things?)
Any patterns of use (e.g. specific geographical regions or sectors of society using the plants)
Alternative plants in the area that might have been used for similar purposes
Look at
https://www.global-diversity.org › ...PDF
Conducting and Communicating Ethnobotanical Research A ...
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