Ethnographic Practice
Observation
Interview
Application in the field
Category Construction
Initial and General
In order to carry out an ethnographic practice, it is of course necessary, of course, to identify the problem, issue or topic to be studied.
Determination of Elements
First of all, you have to pay attention to your own observability
Naturally, the main requirements of observation are a keen eye, a fine ear, and a good memory.
Empathy and Rapport Process
Establishing rapport with informants is the goal of every field researcher
It is also necessary to empathize with people's opinions, see and feel like others.
“Fly on the wall” technique
The researcher only plays the role of researcher and observes situations of interest as long as
Casual Unstructured
First Survey
Categorization and Second Survey
Direct Questioning
the key to the success of the interview lies in the person and disposition of the ethnographer
One of the keys to the fructose interview is knowing when and how to probe, explore, scrutinize
The goal is to give the material a shape that is conducive to these ends, and this means ordering the data in a consistent, complete, logical, and succinct way
Initial ethnographic work may indicate a
range of categories, perspectives and reactions that can be lent to the presentation in a questionnaire that is
Institutional Dimensions
tries to sell himself as a credible person carrying out a project of value
Specific Subjects
A detailed description of the setting and the position of the people within it provides important insights into the nature of the participants' activities, their patterns of interaction, their perspectives and ways of presenting themselves to others.
Analysis Records
For all practical purposes, there are an unlimited number of official and public documents, records and materials available as data sources.
Initial Reports
The clarification and extension of the data through a key report, which points to a basic comparison, deeper considerations behind the observed actions and other related data
Rudimentary Empirical
Parallel Readings
Diagnostic Test
Initial Visions of Solution
In some moments when the mass of data incorporated into field notes, transcripts, documents, has to be ordered with a certain systematicity, generally through classification and categorization.
It is especially important during analysis, when the ethnographer experiments with certain formulations, perhaps a new concept, and needs to examine them thoroughly.
The primary purpose of the research effort considered in its entirety is to help explain why things are the way they The primary purpose of the research effort considered in its entirety is to help explain why things are the way they
The first step toward solving a research problem is to consider these problems as part of the research and to document and analyze them