Ethnographic Research Ethnography is a type of social science research that investigates the practices and life of a community‚ by becoming one of its members. It is based on learning about a context and the people living in it‚ by understanding their values‚ needs and vocabulary. It requires faithful reporting of what is experienced or observed‚ avoiding any interpretation or evaluation as far as possible. Within the field of experience design‚ ethnography or video ethnography are methods used
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anthropological fieldwork can be‚ and we see how he builds rapport in a research setting in order to ensure that the information he acquires is reliable. Two of the main techniques used by Raybeck were learning the language‚ and interviewing key informants. Prior to departing for the Malay Peninsula‚ Raybeck was able to spend a semester in London studying some Kelantanese dialect at the School of Oriental and African studies. Raybeck relies primarily on anthropological fieldwork to compose his ethnography
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Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience 1 Ethnographic Interview: Taiwan Culture Experience Vntge Jayne Clark Atlanta University Communication Cultural Diversity‚ Professor Howell March 14‚ 2011 2 PRECONCEPTIONS Culture is defined as the traditions‚ customs‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ values and thought patterning passed down from generation to generation (Jandt 2010). The world consists of many different cultures. In
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used as a method‚ ethnography typically refers to fieldwork (alternatively‚ participant-observation) conducted by a single investigator who ’lives with and lives like’ those who are studied‚ usually for a year or more." --John Van Maanen‚ 1996. "Ethnography literally means ’a portrait of a people.’ An ethnography is a written description of a particular culture - the customs‚ beliefs‚ and behavior - based on information collected through fieldwork." --Marvin Harris and Orna Johnson‚ 2000. "Ethnography
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For this fieldwork report‚ I had the privilege of observing my high school Radio and Broadcasting teacher. I graduated from Piper High School in 2013 and I had Mr. Jon Farley as my Radio and Broadcasting teacher for two years. Radio and Broadcasting provide students with instruction in radio broadcasting and management. Piper High School is one of the few schools that allows students to run a live radio station. According to the course syllabus‚ “WKPX is a real live radio station broadcasting to
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The client system that is the subject of this essay is associated with a social service agency that provides workforce readiness assistance‚ programs for new immigrant and adult education classes. They job readiness classes and certification trainings for construction safety certified nursing assistant‚ home health aide and security guard. This training is provided to low income residents of Far Rockaway‚ Long Island City and Flushing. Additionally‚ they also provide literacy and English as a second
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Name Date Ethnographic Observation I set out to find a place to begin my observations‚ not knowing what to fully expect‚ what I may find. So I decided to look around at what is close to my home that isn’t a place I frequent or have even visited at all. Then it came to me‚ the Starbucks that is only about a mile away is a perfect place for me to observe subjects that I would consider different from myself‚ seeing as how I consider such obscene prices for coffee ridiculous. Starbucks is a very
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Both Lee and Marshall spent a great amount of time with the Ju/’hoansi‚ learning their unique culture and way of life. In Marshall’s ethnographic film‚ “The Hunters”‚ and chapter four of Lee’s ethnography‚ The Dobe Ju/’hoansi‚ each anthropologist discusses‚ in two different forms‚ the Ju/’hoansi’s subsistence techniques. Lee and Marshall agree in some areas‚ but not all. Lee and Marshall agree on a few different things‚ such as the types of relationships the Ju/’hoansi have between themselves
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In this essay‚ I will argue that ethnographic museums privilege viewing‚ at the expense of other senses. I will further argue that by privileging the visual‚ ethnographic museums become problematic in two ways- firstly‚ by not accurately representing the cultures they are supposed to be exhibiting‚ and secondly‚ by limiting the experience of museum-goers who may be visually impaired or otherwise unable to visit museums that are purely mono-sensorial. After outlining and discussing the problems associated
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All team members were engaging and well prepared. Each one treated others with respect and welcomed different voices. As a result‚ the team perform well in the task and had a lot of laughs and joys. We had great chemistry with respondents. In the fieldwork‚ we adjusted our question-asking strategy. Instead of following the questionnaire‚ we followed the respondents’ stories and logic. The reason is respondents felt more engaging when we did so.
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