Overseas research : a practical guide /: a practical guide. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Overseas research : a practical guide /: a practical guide. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Overseas research : a practical guide
- Further Information:
- Note: Christopher B. Barrett, Jeffrey Cason, Erin C. Lentz.
- Authors:
- Barrett, Christopher B (Christopher Brendan)
Cason, Jeffrey W
Lentz, Erin C - Contents:
- List of Field Narratives List of Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition 1 Introduction 2 Identifying a Site and Funding Source Site Selection Exploratory Research Trips Language Training Finding Funding Summary 3 Predeparture Preparations Money and Travel Health Housing Packing: What to Bring, What to Leave Family Matters Being LGBTQ+ in the Field Academic Preparations Securing Approvals and Research Clearances 4 Setting Up to Live and Work Becoming Familiar with an Unfamiliar Environment Money and Housing Bureaucratic and Legal Matters With Family in the Field Issues of Identity in Your Daily Experiences Relations with Expatriates Maintaining Your Well-being in the Field Settling in Academically 5 The Logistics of Fieldwork Research Equipment Transportation Research Assistants 6 Safety and Security Matters Personal Safety: The Basics Less Obvious Safety Strategies Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation-based violence Traffic Keeping Research Equipment and Data Safe 7 The Challenges of the Field Choosing and Cultivating Informants Crosschecking Data Broaching Sensitive Subjects Recording Interviews Managing and Minimizing Your Cultural and Ecological Footprint Giving Back and Maintaining Credibility in the Field 8 Knowing When to Go Home Narrowing the Topic Clearing the Decks Packing Up the Data 9 Pulling It All Together: The Postpartum Organizing Data Beginning (and Completing) the Writing Process Culture Shock 10 Epilogue: It’s Never OverList of Field Narratives List of Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition 1 Introduction 2 Identifying a Site and Funding Source Site Selection Exploratory Research Trips Language Training Finding Funding Summary 3 Predeparture Preparations Money and Travel Health Housing Packing: What to Bring, What to Leave Family Matters Being LGBTQ+ in the Field Academic Preparations Securing Approvals and Research Clearances 4 Setting Up to Live and Work Becoming Familiar with an Unfamiliar Environment Money and Housing Bureaucratic and Legal Matters With Family in the Field Issues of Identity in Your Daily Experiences Relations with Expatriates Maintaining Your Well-being in the Field Settling in Academically 5 The Logistics of Fieldwork Research Equipment Transportation Research Assistants 6 Safety and Security Matters Personal Safety: The Basics Less Obvious Safety Strategies Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation-based violence Traffic Keeping Research Equipment and Data Safe 7 The Challenges of the Field Choosing and Cultivating Informants Crosschecking Data Broaching Sensitive Subjects Recording Interviews Managing and Minimizing Your Cultural and Ecological Footprint Giving Back and Maintaining Credibility in the Field 8 Knowing When to Go Home Narrowing the Topic Clearing the Decks Packing Up the Data 9 Pulling It All Together: The Postpartum Organizing Data Beginning (and Completing) the Writing Process Culture Shock 10 Epilogue: It’s Never Over Post-fieldwork Obligations Post-fieldwork Opportunities Selected Bibliography Archival Research Case Study Research and Comparative Method Ethnographic Methods and Qualitative Research on Human Subjects Fieldwork in General Grantswriting Living Abroad Quantitative Methods Research Ethics Study Abroad Survey Research Websites (Blogs, and Other Repositories of Useful Information) Index … (more)
- Edition:
- Third edition
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 300.723
Social sciences -- Fieldwork - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000041590
9781000041552
9781000041576
9780367257095 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367256630
9780367257026 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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