Ethnographic Reflection

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Ethnographic Reflection Paper

According to Spradley (1980), the several ways of choosing an ethnographic focus include personal interest, suggestions by informants, theoretic interest, strategic ethnography, and organizing domains. The possible ethnographic focus for my research include “what are the types of feelings exhibited by people in the library” based on personal interest, “what are the methods used for reducing disturbance…

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Tim Ingold's Use Of Ethnography

about ethnography with his objections and criticisms of what constitutes “ethnography”. He notes that the word “ethnographic”, as well as its lexical counterparts, have become so overused in the discipline of anthropology itself, as well as other disciplines within the social sciences, that it has gotten to the point of “doing great harm” (2014, 383). The overuse of the word “ethnographic” has gotten to the point that it has become synonymous with distinctly disciplinary processes such as fieldwork…

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Ethnographic Study

SCIENCE LITERACY INTEGRATION THROUGH CLASSROOM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: AN EXAMPLARY CASE Research Context This paper focused on a yearlong ethnographic study took place in a first-grade classroom in Green Grass Elementary School (a pseudonym), a public elementary school in rural East Tennessee that serves communities of high poverty. However, the teaching contexts, practices, and the findings are relevant to grades K-12 with their shared core state standards and the inherent dialogical nature of…

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Summary: Island Possessed

something that was virtually unheard of in the early 1930’s forced her to reflexively approach her positionality as a light-skinned, African American, woman, dancer, and student anthropologist trained at the University of Chicago. Dunham’s deep reflection on her position allowed her to recognize her power as it related to her research and collaborators in reporting the intimate experiences she observed in dance, culture, and…

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Describe Research Methods

way of Data Analysis which is to break down data into sub-parts and assign a label to that subpart. A code is an abbreviation or symbols that represents a word or phrase in the data. (Burns & Grove, 2011, p. 94) Another way of Data Analysis is reflection or critically analyzing the data sometimes leads to bracketing which is the researcher “laying aside” what they already know. (Burns & Grove, 2011, p. 96) Identifying Themes is another method of Data Analysis, it is developed from cods and requires…

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Disenfranchised Grief In Nursing

Title: Disenfranchised grief – fact or fiction? An ethnographic exploration into nurse’s work related grief in an acute care setting. Purpose/Design It is expected that Registered Nurses care for all the diverse aspects of a patient’s needs including those requiring end-of-life care. Nurses are one the most visible front line worker in acute care settings and caring for the dying is ultimately the responsibility of the registered nurse. The research topic under investigation is to explore the possibilities…

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Essay on Anthropology through development

Anthropology through development: Putting development practice into theory Unlike previous readings, this particular article does not really focus on how anthropological theories might be put into practice in development, but rather, how development policy and practice might alter anthropology. Through personal experiences, Pollard and Street, found that working across the boundaries of both anthropology and development they were able to make connections which suggests that research and practice…

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Dse141 Tma02 Essay

Brain Bigelow, John La Gaipa and William Corsaro have both made important contributions into understanding how children interpret “friendship”. Bigelow and La Gaipa carried out one of the first studies from what was a very under researched area. Bill Corsaro, a key figure in childhood studies, was particularly successful in gaining access into young children's worlds which has helped shape a further picture of this somewhat intriguing definition. Brace and Byford (2012) One similarity is that…

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Hrs-147 Essay

as much as possible on observable sensory details & words. IMPORTANT: start thinking about your questions a few days before your visit; you may want to draw from the “Glossary of Foundational Concepts” (the green sheet). A. Practice Inspiring Reflection 1. Articulate 5-8 questions about the way(s) & the extent to which objects, actions & words used for practice inspire participants’ thoughts & feelings about the sacred. 1. How does one obtain a Buddhist Monk's Blessing? 2. What feelings…

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Research and Methodology / Methods Lumsden Essay

make it confusing to understand. Research Methodology/ Methods Lumsden used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. This was done to get as much information as possible on the subject matter. Lumsden also ‘employed ethnographic methods, which allowed an in-depth look at the everyday lives of its members, the reasons, feelings, and justifications for their actions, and for their participation in the subculture.’ This was done to get the full view of their lives, with this…

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