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    Urban Fieldwork

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    Describe the fieldwork and research you would undertake in order to investigate why some urban areas are in need of rebranding (15 marks) Primary fieldwork consists of things like a questionnaire‚ graffiti survey‚ Environmental impact assessment‚ pedestrian and car counts etc. Secondary research is data that is collected from a variety of sources for example a census‚ the government‚ national statistics‚ city council etc. In many cities in the UK such as Birmingham and Margate that are in the

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    Fieldwork on Ecosystems

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    Biology Fieldwork at Foresta 2000 Date 23/04/2013 Aim: To investigate the different ecosystems found at Foresta 2000 Introduction: The Foresta 2000 is an afforestation project north of Mellieha Bay. In the 1990’s the environmental organisations Bird life Malta‚ Din l’ Art Helwa and PARK wanted to do something as new millennium project. It was decided to restore a large area of abandoned land to a large Mediterranean Woodland. This is because Malta has nearly no remaining woodland

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    that is information gathered from previous interviews and questionnaires will serve as a yardstick to enhance our research. Interacting with participants in the presence of recording devices will provide a video active context for our research. Ethnographic study will allow us to understand the gist of how the culture and beliefs of a community affect the behaviors and thoughts of individuals within the community. Why do they think the way they do? In our case‚ we intend to understand why the community

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    Ethnographic Essay

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    The problem of gaining access can provide important insights into the nature and organization of the social setting under study. In what ways can issues influence the outcome of ethnographic research? What strategies can researchers adopt to overcome obstacles to access? ‘Ethnography is branch of anthropology which has aided social researchers in the quest for a deeper understanding of different societies‚ social groups or cultures’ (Hammersely‚ 1995p365). The purpose this essay is to gain

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    Ethnographic Analysis

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    interpretation of ethnography is the study and analysis of people based on culture‚ history‚ and society. This definition is loosely based off the interpretation by Tim Ingold in his piece That’s enough about ethnography. Yet. From my experience reading ethnographic pieces‚ it appears that ethnography is far more than a study but also defines the experiences and process of the ethnographer capturing and portraying a social space. A world‚ through the eyes of a scholar‚ lends to‚ “a judgment that is cast upon

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    Anthropological Fieldwork

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    1 David Otten Anthropological Fieldwork Reducing Ethnocentrism Anthropological fieldwork is when an anthropologist spends an extended length of time living with a specific group of people and studying their culture. During this period‚ the anthropologist will engage themselves in the lives and daily practices of the natives of whichever culture they are studying(Koziol 2015). In comparison to fieldwork in other disciplines such as journalism‚ anthropological fieldwork is more hands-on. Journalists

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    Ethnographic Research

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    ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH Ethnographic research: Overview Ethnography studies cultures‚ subcultures through close observation and interpretation. In the process of ethnographic research‚ the phenomenon is being observed by direct involvement of the researcher‚ finding ways and methods to take part in people ’s lives in order to be close to the cultural context. In this sense‚ ethnographic research has collaborative nature because the project would not be possible to realize without the targeted members

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    Ethnographic Research

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    importance of context to ethnographic inquiry. In the final part of the chapter‚ I shall highlight some of the ’central concerns of this topic by contrasting psychometry and ethnography‚ The chapter seeks to address the following questions: • - What do we mean by ethnography? • - What are the key principles guiding ethnographic research? • - How might one deal with threats to the reliability and validity of this type of research? • - Why is context important to ethnographic research? • - In what ways

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    Geography Fieldwork

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    Physical Geography Filed Work The aim of this field work was to study the long profile and its characteristics of the River Lym. The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load The velocity then drops at the mouth where it tends to deposit its load This is the general long profile of the river where the gradient decreases as you go down the river. The source is highest point of the river basin which usually is a mountain. This is the general long profile of the river

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    option to conduct ethnographic fieldwork with the culture as long as the research does not pose a risk to you or anyone else. You may not conduct ethnographic research with drug dealers‚ drug users‚ anyone who is breaking the law‚ pimps‚ prostitutes‚ children‚ the mentally ill‚ people with eating disorders‚ the homeless‚ axe murderers‚ gangs‚ addicts‚ recovering addicts‚ or anyone else who is going to get you killed or me fired. If you do decide to conduct ethnographic fieldwork‚ you must get permission

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