Challenges and Solutions in Ethnographic Research

Lähdesmäki, Tuuli; Koskinen-Koivisto, Eerika; Čeginskas, Viktorija L. A.; Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa

doi:10.4324/9780429355608

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Contrapuntal Connectedness: Analysing Relations Between Social Media Data and Ethnography in Digital Migration Studies

Sandberg

Mollerup

Rossi

2021

Research Methodologies and Ethical Challenges in Digital Migration Studies

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This chapter presents a rethinking of the relationship between ethnography and so-called big social data as being comparable to those between a sum and its parts (Strathern 1991/2004). Taking cue from Tim Ingold’s one world anthropology (2018) the chapter argues that relations between ethnography and social media data can be established as contrapuntal. That is, the types of material are understood as different, yet fundamentally interconnected. The chapter explores and qualifies this affinity with the aim of identifying potentials and further questions for digital migration research. The chapter is based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out with Syrian refugees and solidarians in the Danish–Swedish borderlands in 2018–2019 as well as data collected for 2011–2018 from 200 public Facebook pages run by solidarity organisations, NGOs, and informal refugee welcome and solidarity groups.

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Contrapuntal Connectedness: Analysing Relations Between Social Media Data and Ethnography in Digital Migration Studies

Sandberg

Mollerup

Rossi

2021

Research Methodologies and Ethical Challenges in Digital Migration Studies

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Advancing video research methodology to capture the processes of social interaction and multimodality

Hannula

Haataja

Löfström

et al. 2022

ZDM Mathematics Education

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In this reflective methodological paper we focus on affordances and challenges of video data. We compare and analyze two research settings that use the latest video technology to capture classroom interactions in mathematics education, namely, The Social Unit of Learning (SUL) project of the University of Melbourne and the MathTrack project of the University of Helsinki. While using these two settings as examples, we have structured our reflections around themes pertinent to video research in general, namely, research methods, data management, and research ethics. SUL and MathTrack share an understanding of mathematics learning as social multimodal practice, and provide possibilities for zooming into the situational micro interactions that construct collaborative problem-solving learning. Both settings provide rich data for in-depth analyses of peer interactions and learning processes. The settings share special needs for technical support and data management, as well as attention to ethical aspects from the perspective of the participants’ security and discretion. SUL data are especially suitable for investigating interactions on a broad scope, addressing how multiple interactional processes intertwine. MathTrack, on the other hand, enables exploration of participants’ visual attention in detail and its role in learning. Both settings could provide tools for teachers’ professional development by showing them aspects of classroom interactions that would otherwise remain hidden.

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The Search for Truth: A Psychological Analysis of Bulgarian Children’s Adaptation to the Portuguese Language Environment with a Special Focus on Translanguaging

Matelova

2023

Innovare J Edu

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There is an increasing migration from Bulgaria to Brazil. The group of migrants is very homogenous since they arrive with the same aim of working and saving money for a better future at home in Bulgaria. The statistics reveal that the migrants often arrive with families, including children, who must attend compulsory schools in Brazil. According to Brazilian law, all children are entitled to education in the Portuguese language. This creates many problems for newly arrived families who have limited knowledge of Portuguese. This paper investigates Bulgarian children’s meta-language and translanguaging approaches during official schooling and extracurricular activities. The theoretical framework is grounded in the theories about translanguaging and second language development of newly arrived children. The participants of the study are 55 Bulgarian children who were observed in various environments: at schools, at home and during extracurricular activities with peers. The main findings paint an interesting pattern of the various ways to convey the meaning through translanguaging depending on the contextual situation.

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Challenges and Solutions in Ethnographic Research

Cited by 3 publications

References 137 publications

Contrapuntal Connectedness: Analysing Relations Between Social Media Data and Ethnography in Digital Migration Studies

Contrapuntal Connectedness: Analysing Relations Between Social Media Data and Ethnography in Digital Migration Studies

Advancing video research methodology to capture the processes of social interaction and multimodality

The Search for Truth: A Psychological Analysis of Bulgarian Children’s Adaptation to the Portuguese Language Environment with a Special Focus on Translanguaging

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