FieldWorking: Reading and Writing Research - Softcover

Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater; Bonnie Stone Sunstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312258909 ISBN 13: 9780312258900

Publisher: Bedford/St Martins, 2000

Synopsis

Presents specific methods and models for carrying out all phases of field-based research, and offers hands-on practice. This title addresses the reading, writing, listening and speaking techniques necessary for understanding, interpreting and presenting the lives of those interviewed.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Designed to fill the gap between reading about the process of fieldwork and actually engaging in the process and "writing up" the results, this innovative text presents specific methods and models -- and offers hands-on practice -- for carrying out all phases of field-based research. In considering the research process, FieldWorking addresses the reading, writing, listening, and speaking techniques and strategies necessary for understanding, interpreting, and presenting the lives and surroundings of others through their eyes -- not just one's own.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Designed to fill the gap between reading about the process of fieldwork and actually engaging in the process and “writing up” the results. Key Topics: This innovative book presents specific methods and models — and offers hands-on practice — for carrying out all phases of field-based research. In considering the research process, FieldWorking addresses the reading, writing, listening, and speaking techniques and strategies necessary for understanding, interpreting, and presenting the lives and surroundings of others through their eyes — not just one's own.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St Martins
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312258909
• ISBN 13: 9780312258900
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328