Doing Effective Fieldwork
eBook - ePub

Doing Effective Fieldwork

A Textbook for Students of Qualitative Field Research in Higher-Learning Institutions

  1. 184 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Doing Effective Fieldwork

A Textbook for Students of Qualitative Field Research in Higher-Learning Institutions

About this book

We live in a context of change, whereby postmodernity shapes our understanding and our searching for truth. Postmodernity dictates not only what kind of results we obtain in our researches, but also on the ways we use to search for truth. This means that postmodernity dictates the ways we do research in various disciplines, the ways we use to analyze the research results, and the ways we use to communicate the findings. Postmodernity is the paradigm in which we are greatly concerned. What is the place of rules of research, research ethics, selection of the problem, and designing of research as we consider the context whereby nothing absolute can be envisaged? How should one review the literature to suit this postmodern understanding of reality? How should one argue his or her case? This book is designed to help students in higher learning institutions learn qualitative research methods in classrooms or by themselves. It moves students and researchers from modern ways of understanding, doing, and communicating qualitative research towards postmodern challenges and promises. In this case, the book is worthy reading to every serious student and researcher who seeks to equip oneself to the current issues of qualitative research methodology.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: Research and Scholarship in Academic Life
  6. Chapter 2: Research Question, Theory, and Strategy in Search
  7. Chapter 3: The Place of Rules in Academic Research
  8. Chapter 4: Fieldwork as Qualitative Research
  9. Chapter 5: Identifying the Research Problem
  10. Chapter 6: Writing a Literature Review Section
  11. Chapter 7: Designing Your Academic Field Research
  12. Chapter 8: Considering Research Ethics
  13. Chapter 9: Selecting Instruments for Data Collection
  14. Chapter 10: Arguing Your Case
  15. Bibliography