Practicing Anthropology in a Postmodern World (eBook)

Lessons and Insights From Federal Contract Research

Michael C. Reed (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
92 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-0714-6 (ISBN)

Infos

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of
the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology,
dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications
of anthropological knowledge and methods.

* peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the
Practice of Anthropology

* dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy
applications of anthropological knowledge and methods

* most editions available for course adoption

Autor

Volume Editor: Michael C. Reed General Editors: Pamela Amoss and Ralph J. Bishop Michael C. Reed is a practicing anthropologist who has worked since 1992 for CSR Incorporated, a Washington, DC, research and evaluation firm. He received his PhD in sociocultural anthropology in 1988 (University of Washington), following 15 months of Fulbright fellowship-funded fieldwork in francophone Africa. His dissertation was titled An Ethnohistorical Study of the Political Economy of Ndjole', Gabon. Since 1990, Reed has evaluated several U.S. programs, such as youth substance abuse prevention (South Bronx, NY; Detroit; Philadelphia; West Dallas, TX; and Gallup, NM), school-age child care (Boston, Chicago, Seattle), secondary education (Bowling Green, KY; Huntington, WV), and community development corporations (Chicago). He reviews articles for the American Evaluation Association journal Evaluation Practice.

Inhalt

Introduction (Michael C. Reed National Association for the Practice
of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 1-10).

Nine Contemporary Anthropological Work Roles (Michael C. Reed
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan
1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 11-28).

"That Is Not My Role, Really": Hazards in Entering the Field and
Developing a Role in Contract Research (Margaret McKenna National
Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997,
Vol. 17, No. 1: 29-40).

What Can Anthropologists Offer Ethnographic Program Evaluation?
(Assistant Professor Linda A. Camino National Association for the
Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1:
41-57).

"If a Dog Has Teeth, It Bites": The Impact of Multiple
Stakeholder Perspectives in Contract Research (Gladys Levis-Pilz
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan
1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 58-68).

Political Correctness: Issues for Native and Nonnative
Evaluators (Associate Professor Arvilla Payne-Jackson , Assistant
Professor Joanne Corsica National Association for the Practice of
Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 69-81).

Commentary: Three Key Issues for Elaboration (Phillip R. Herr
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan
1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 82-85).

Commentary: The Postmodern Link between Academia and Practice
(Michael Agar National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 86-90).

About the Contributors (National Association for the Practice of
Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 91-92).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Anthropologie • Anthropology • Menschenkunde
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-0714-2 / 1444307142
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-0714-6 / 9781444307146