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Field notes are a vital part of ______ research.
Field notes are a vital part of ethnographic research
When was this article published?
A) 2012 B) 2004 C) 2002 D)1999
C) 2002
These two strategies were discussed for writing field notes
The title of this article is On Writing Field Notes: Collection Strategies and Background Expectancies
True
Berg (1989: 73) encourages ethnographers to take notes on the _____ of events.
Berg (1989: 73) encourages ethnographers to take notes on the sequence of events.
Methodological self-awareness
A) stays the same because researchers can make their tacit knowledge explicit
B) increases because researchers can make their tacit knowledge explicit
C) decreases because researchers can make their tacit knowledge explicit
B) Methodological self-awareness increases because researchers can make their tacit knowledge explicit.
What are field notes?
_Qualitative
-Used by researchers and scientists
-Taken before, during or after observation
-Used to explain phenomena, used as evidence
-Provides meaning and understanding of phenomena
-Extremely valuable
-There are different kinds of field notes
Spradley (1980:78) lists 10 generalized concerns when comprehensively note-taking.
False, he has 9
As Freud might put it...
A) The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water
B) Thought is action in rehearsal
C) All of the above
C) None of the above
D) None of the above
We cathect our notes - they become apart of us
In Spradley (1980: 78), an ____ is described as a set of related activities that people carry out
An event is a set of related activities that people carry out
Why do ethnographers choose to record particular observations?
A) they stand out B) they are convenient C) they are deviant D) A&C E) all of the above
D) A&C
Field note tutorials routinely neglect this.
Practical consideration of the issues involved in note-taking
Tacit knowledge is the knowledge you've gained through living experience, both in your personal life and professional development.
True
It is often subjective, informal, and difficult to share or express because it is affected by our personal beliefs and values
Researchers presumably identify certain _____ as interesting and worthy of _______.
Researchers presumably identify certain phenomena as interesting and worthy of annotation.
The comprehensive method has the advantage of
A) Forcing an ethnographer to recreate events in the order they really happened
B) Forcing an ethnographer to add and recall any details that might have been forgotten
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
C) All of the above
Two factors that play a major role in determining which observations are worthy of annotation
Researchers tacit knowledge and expectations
Over time, ethnography has become increasingly self-conscious
True
D____ cases often lead to _____ data.
Deviant cases often lead to salient data.
In the process of explaining salience hierarchy, Wolfinger explains his study about public space interaction. He found that pedestrians OFTEN did what after narrowly averting a collision
A) Gave an unpleasant look and shook their head
B) Avoided eye contact and mumbled under their breath
C) Not do anything
D) Made eye contact and exchanged pleasantries
D) Made eye contact and exchanged pleasantries
Wolfinger employs data from these two sources.
1. use field notes from the ethnography of public space interaction
2. draw upon ethnographic data produced by others, both published and graduate classes
Ethnographers focus on the substantive implications rather than the rhetorical implications.
Ethnographers focus on the rhetorical implications rather than the substantive implications.