Emerson, Robert M. creator Fretz, Rachel I. Shaw, Linda L. text xxu Chicago The University of Chicago Press 2011 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 289 p.; 22 cm. Presents a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings. This title discusses different organizational and descriptive strategies and shows how transforming direct observations into descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written. Fieldnotes in ethnographic research -- In the field : participating, observing, and jotting notes -- Writing fieldnotes. 1, At the desk, creating scenes on a page -- Writing fieldnotes. 2, Multiple purposes and stylistic options -- Pursuing members' meanings -- Processing fieldnotes : coding and memoing -- Writing an ethnography. Robert M Emerson; Rachel I Fretz; Linda L Shaw. Ethnology Authorship Ethnology Fieldwork Ethnology Research GN307.7 .W75 2011 9780226206837 180208 20180208112653.0