Fieldnotes in Qualitative Education and Social Science Research: Approaches, Practices, and Ethical Considerations (Critical Ethnographic Research in Education) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032236248 ISBN 13: 9781032236247

Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Building upon the incorporation of fieldnotes into anthropological research, this edited collection explores fieldnote practices from within education and the social sciences.

Framed by social justice concerns about power in knowledge production, this insightful collection explores methodological questions about the production, use, sharing, and dissemination of fieldnotes. Particular attention is given to the role of context and author positionality in shaping fieldnotes practices. Why do researchers take fieldnotes? What do their fieldnotes look like? What ethical concerns do different types of fieldnotes practices provoke? By drawing on case studies from numerous international contexts, including Argentina, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the US, the text provides comprehensive and nuanced answers to these questions.

This text will be of interest to academics and scholars conducting research across the social sciences, and in particular, in the fields of anthropology and education.

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About the Author

Casey Burkholder is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

Jennifer A. Thompson is Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Psychoeducation at Université de Montréal, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032236248
• ISBN 13: 9781032236247
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Burkholder Casey, Thompson Jennifer