Doing Ethnography in Teams (eBook)

A Case Study of Asymmetries in Collaborative Research

Teena Clerke, Nick Hopwood (Autoren)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
96 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
978-3-319-05618-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This uniquely in-depth book offers a blow-by-blow account of the sometimes problematic dynamics of conducting collaborative fieldwork in ethnography. Tracing the interplay between co-researchers at various points of contact in both professional and personal relations, the analysis draws out the asymmetries which can develop among team members nominally working towards the same ends. It details the often complex dialogues that evolve in an attempt to navigate conflicting interests, such as team members’ resistances to particular methodological ‘recipes’ or research protocols. The authors show that such debates can create an open forum to negotiate new practices.

A key element of this publication is that it goes beyond an analysis of more traditional power relations in research teams comprising members at different academic pay grades. As well as drawing attention to gender-related dynamics in research collaborations, the authors use themselves as an exemplar to demonstrate how differences in age, experience, knowledge, professional skills and background can be exploited to generate positive outcomes constituting much more than the apparent sum of their parts. In doing so, the authors reveal the delightful, surprising and yet challenging aspects of research collaboration that are often absent from the qualitative literature.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Acknowledgments 7
Contents 8
1 Outline of the Study and Researcher Backgrounds 10
Abstract 10
1.1 The Research Study 10
1.2 Researcher Biographies 11
References 13
2 Ethnography as Collective Research Endeavor 14
Abstract 14
2.1 Collaborative Ethnography and Team Ethnography 15
2.1.1 Collaborative Ethnography 16
2.1.2 Team Ethnography 17
2.1.3 Asymmetries in Collaboration 19
2.2 Our Approach to Collaboration 23
References 26
3 Asymmetry in Ethnographic Fieldwork 28
Abstract 28
3.1 Generating Written Data 31
3.1.1 Handwritten Fieldwork Notes 31
3.1.2 Typing Up Fieldwork Notes 32
3.2 Visual Data Generation and Visual Assemblages 36
3.3 Other Data 39
3.3.1 Documents 39
3.3.2 Quantitative Client Data 41
3.4 Products of Asymmetrical Fieldwork Practices 41
3.4.1 Co-development of Fieldwork Instincts, Sensibilities, Ethics and Practices 42
3.4.2 Ethics in Research 43
3.4.3 Visual Assemblages 45
References 45
4 Teamwork Processes 47
Abstract 47
4.1 Project and Data Management 48
4.1.1 Fieldwork Activity Log 48
4.1.1.1 Fieldwork Summary Tab 49
4.1.2 Data Tabs 50
4.1.3 Project Administration, Planning and Ethics 52
4.2 Dynamic Asymmetries in Data Analysis 52
4.2.1 Weaving In and Out 53
4.2.1.1 Running Notes 53
4.2.1.2 Preparing for Joint Analysis 58
4.2.2 Knitting Substantive Understandings 64
4.2.2.1 Mapping Joint Understandings 66
4.2.2.2 Video Editing 68
4.2.2.3 Tracing from Photographs 69
4.3 Negotiating Writing, Publishing and Presenting 71
4.3.1 Writing and Publishing 72
4.3.1.1 Presenting 74
References 74
5 Researcher Reflections 76
Abstract 76
5.1 Teena 77
5.2 Nick 79
5.3 Joint Reflection 81
References 84
6 Planning a Team Ethnography? 85
Abstract 85
Appendix 1 88
List of Research Outcomes 88
Appendix 2 92
Bibliography of Ethnographic Research Resources in Professional Pedagogy and Practice 92
Appendix 3 97
Further References on Joint Ethnographic Research 97
References 100

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2014
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Education
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Education
• Zusatzinfo: X, 96 p. 22 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Education research • Ethnographic methodology • ethnography • Health Services • Professional pedagogy • Professional Practice • Qualitative research • Research Collaboration • Research Methodology • Research team • Team based research
• ISBN-10: 3-319-05618-2 / 3319056182
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-05618-0 / 9783319056180