AltaMira Press
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978-0-7591-2201-7 • Paperback • December 2012 • $56.00 • (£43.00)
978-0-7591-2202-4 • eBook • December 2012 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
Stephen L. Schensul is director of the Center for International Health Studies, professor of Community Medicine and Health Care, and associate professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut.
Jean J. Schensul is founding director and senior scientist at the Institute for Community Research, Hartford, Connecticut.
Margaret D. LeCompte is professor emerita of education and sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
List 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
The Ethnographer's Toolkit series is designed with you, the novice fieldworker, in mind. In a series of seven brief books, the editors and authors of the Toolkit take you through the multiple, complex steps of doing ethnographic research in simple, reader-friendly language. Case studies, checklists, key points to remember, and additional resources to consult are all included to help the reader fully understand the ethnographic process. Avoiding a step-by-step formula approach, the authors are able to explain the complicated tasks and relationships that occur in the field in clear, helpful ways. Research designs, data collection techniques, analytical strategies, research collaborations, and an array of uses for ethnographic work in policy, programming, and practice, are described in the volumes. The Toolkit is the perfect starting point for professionals in diverse professional fields in social welfare, education, health, economic development, and the arts, as well as for advanced students and experienced researchers unfamiliar with the demands of conducting good ethnography.