{"product_id":"doing-field-projects-isbn-9781119734611","title":"Doing Field Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read guide to conducting qualitative field research in the social sciences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Field Projects: Methods and Practice for Social and Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a thorough and insightful introduction to qualitative field methods in the social sciences. Ideal for undergraduate students just starting out in fields like anthropology, sociology, and related subjects, the book offers readers twenty instructive projects. Each project is well-suited as a standalone exercise, or several may be combined as a series of field work assignments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom interview techniques to participant observation, kinship analysis, spatial mapping, photo and video documentation, and auto-ethnography, \u003ci\u003eDoing Field Projects\u003c\/i\u003e covers each critical area of qualitative fieldwork students are likely to encounter. Every project also contains discussions of how to execute the research, avoid common problems and mistakes, and present the uncovered data in several different formats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important resource also offers students:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to fieldwork, including the history of fieldwork methods, the shift from colonial to post-colonial anthropology, and discussion of fieldwork vs. ethnography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of getting started with fieldwork, including necessary equipment, research design, data presentation, and journal keeping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of the ethics of fieldwork, including the \"Do No Harm\" principle, institutional approval, openness, and anonymity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth examinations of autoethnography, proxemics, mapping, recorded interviews, participant observation, and engaged anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to conduct a complete fieldwork course using digital and online resources only\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupporting learning material for each chapter, including a brief outline of Learning Goals and a paragraph summarizing the contents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Field Projects: Methods and Practice for Social and Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guide for undergraduate students taking courses and programs in which qualitative field methods are central to the field, like anthropology and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface (Including a Word to Instructors) vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword (Including a Word to Student Readers) ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Getting Started 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ethics of Fieldwork 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Research Design 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Self-Study 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Proxemics 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mapping 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Recorded Interviews 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Participant Observation 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Engaged Anthropology 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Process Documentation 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Visual Anthropology 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sensory Observation 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Performance 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Life Histories (and Oral History) 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Charting Kinship 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Digital Ethnography (1) Social Media 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Digital Ethnography (2) Online Gaming 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Digital Ethnography (3) Human–Computer Interaction 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Digital Ethnography (4) Online Meetings\/Classes 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Winding Down and Gearing Up 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences Cited 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN FORREST\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Purchase College, State University of New York, USA. His anthropological research interests include dance, music, aesthetics, ritual, and Biblical studies. He has conducted extensive fieldwork projects in the United States (North Carolina and New Mexico), Argentina, and England. He currently resides in Cambodia, where he teaches and conducts field research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATIE NELSON \u003c\/b\u003eis Instructor of Anthropology and Sociology at Inver Hills Community College, USA. Her research interests include teaching and learning in anthropology, and migration, identity, belonging, and citizenship in human history and in the contemporary United States, Mexico, and Morocco.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Field Projects: Methods and Practice for Social and Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a robust and comprehensive introduction to qualitative field research methods in the social sciences. Accessible yet insightful, this textbook is divided into twelve sections, each of which introduces students to the major qualitative fieldwork techniques for the social sciences plus some innovative ones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book focuses particularly on anthropological methods and includes over twenty individual projects for students to carry out. The authors include explorations of interviewing, participant observation, kinship charting, photo and video documentation, auto-ethnography, and an extensive series of online research strategies. Each project is suitable as a standalone exercise or as part of a series for a complete course in field methods. The projects contain detailed descriptions of how to carry out the research, how to address common pitfalls and problems, and how to present the finished work in a variety of formats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Field Projects: Methods and Practice for Social and Anthropological Research\u003c\/i\u003e encourages students to observe the world around them as a social scientist would, and to learn to identify opportunities to study elements of society and culture in everyday life. It is an invaluable guide for undergraduate students in qualitative field methods courses, especially in anthropology, sociology, or human geography. This textbook also deserves a place in the libraries of students in any field where qualitative research is widely used.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989081374949,"sku":"NP9781119734611","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119734611.jpg?v=1761782718","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/doing-field-projects-isbn-9781119734611","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}