Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH memories into the notes with an intense immedi- acy often triggers an emotional release ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH The quantity of notes varies across types. For example, 6 hours in the field might resul ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH write “Anthony argued with Sam and Jason. He said that the Cubs would win next week beca ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH you want to “both record ‘what you “know” has happened and what you “think” has happened ...

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FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH what does not happen, or nonresponses, which are easy to miss. Nevertheless, these items ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH A field interview involves a mutual sharing of experiences. You might share your backgro ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH The field interview is a “speech event,” closer to a friendly conversation than the stim ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH Life history interview Open-ended interview with one person who describes his or her ent ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH Types of Questions Asked in Field Interviews We ask three types of questions in a field ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH EXPANSION BOX 6 The Ideal Field Research Informant The person who is totally familiar w ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH follows. Expect mixed and inconsistent messages when you interview a range of informants ...

EXPANSION BOX 7 Obstacles to Reliable Field Data Misinformationis an unintended falsehood caused by the uncertainty and complex ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH and procedures for others to evaluate. A study is valid in terms of natural history if o ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH personal relationship in addition to their researcher- researched person relationship. B ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH that involve marginal groups (e.g., those who are addicts, prostitutes, crack users) may ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH issues the presence of one gender is not enough. Hollander (2004) found that many partic ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH KEY TERMS acceptable incompetent access ladder analytic memos appearance of interest arg ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH See Geertz (1973, 1979) on “thick description.” Also see Denzin (1989:159–160) for addi ...

FIELD RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH See Georges and Jones (1980:105–133) and Johnson (1975:159). Clarke (1975) noted that i ...