Ethnography: challenges and opportunities

Jones, Janice; Smith, Joanna

doi:10.1136/eb-2017-102786

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“…Despite the different technical approaches available for data collection, there is no standard indication or procedure for using ethnography due to the recontextualization and diversification that this method has obtained in various scientific disciplines (49,51) . Thus, the fieldwork depth, the involvement with the informants in their natural environments and the interpersonal and relational elements give solidity to the findings (48,(50)(51)61) .…”

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“…Constructivist epistemology and inductivist logic privilege the understanding of subject-object interaction in qualitative research guided by the interpretive paradigm, emphasizing "subjective and sociopolitical meanings as well as symbolic actions in the way people construct and reconstruct their own reality" (45) through social interactions in a given sociocultural context. Ethnography stands out among qualitative methods for using a set of values and principles to understand the realities constructed from the subjective experiences of individuals, groups or communities in naturalistic contexts and real world configurations (46)(47)(48)(49)(50) . Ethnography has been used in health sciences to seek deep cultural knowledge on issues related to care in order to understand people's meanings, perceptions and experiences regarding the health-disease process, the way health behaviors are influenced by culture, work dynamics and health professional relationships (51)(52) .…”

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“…Although there is no consensus in the literature, there is an indication of permanence for prolonged periods (56) or at least 6 months (57) . This enables unveiling and analyzing the complexities and cultural nuances shared in the naturalistic contexts in detail, which is essential to interpret the meaning of the behaviors and phenomena under investigation (9,50) .…”

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Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review

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Pereira

Rebouças

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Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: To characterize ethnographic research in the area of obstetric nursing regarding its theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects. Method: An integrative review performed in the MEDLINE®, LILACS, BDENF and CINAHL databases, as well as the SciELO virtual library. Results: Thirty (30) articles formed the analytical corpus after screening and reading the primary references in full. The most used methods were ethno-nursing, ethnography and institutional ethnography; the immersion time in the field ranged from 12 visits to 48 months occurring in institutional contexts. The main data collection techniques were observation, individual interviews and training guides for ethno-nursing. The data were organized as themes and subthemes, analyzed through the ethno-nursing analysis guide, implementing the Theory of Diversity and Universality of Cultural Care as theoretical reference. Conclusion: Ethnographic studies in the area of obstetric nursing are within the scope of microethnographies and are operationalized based on theoretical-methodological nursing references, being useful to analyze the complexity of phenomena involving obstetric nursing care, and focusing on the etic (professional) and emic (women) perspectives.

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Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review

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“…With this context in mind, the writing of this personal narrative utilised methods drawn from autoethnography and participatory action research. These methods included reflective sessions with participants and co-researchers whereby a co-construction of meaning has taken place, as well as autoethnographic journaling throughout the life of the research (Jones and Smith 2017). In addition, in the writing of this personal narrative and constructing my analysis, I am drawing on the history of critical reflection and reflexive writing in both social work practice and social work research (Shaw 2005;Kanuha 2000;Gant et al 2019).…”

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Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in Everyday Hospital Social Work: A Personal Narrative of Practitioner–Researcher Identity Transition

Fox

2019

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The story of my evolution as a practice-based collaborative researcher is a story that comes full circle. Through exploring my own experiences of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma as a hospital-based social worker, I am able to investigate the phenomenon across the profession and provide a critique of the needs of practitioners working in the complex environment of hospitals and health care. Parallel to this is an investigation into the need for practice research in this complex environment and in the profession overall as seen through the lens of a collaborative research partnership with social work hospital colleagues that transformed my approach to research. I have drawn on personal narrative, autoethnography and reflexive processing to investigate my own impact on and from this research. I conclude with an understanding of the power of storytelling in participatory action research and in the potential in collaborative research methodologies for authentic reciprocity and relationship to traverse the practice–research divide.

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“…Utilizamos dos marcos teóricos para comprender las connotaciones del uso del fuego en comunidades Sáliva que incluyen la etnografía para comprender el contexto cultural de los grupos focales y la interpretación de sus experiencias para conceptualizar las interrelaciones entre las personas, los organismos y su entorno (Aedo 2004;Jones y Smith 2017), y un marco de conservación de la naturaleza (Fischer et al 2014;Lindenmayer et al 2008) para comprender cómo el fuego está fuertemente vinculado a los sistemas socioecológicos Sáliva y el enorme potencial que su conocimiento ofrece al abordaje de problemáticas ambientales contemporáneas en ecosistemas naturales tropicales y templados (p.ej., desarrollo sustentable y manejo del territorio), ambos sustentados de entrevistas y experiencias empíricas para analizar la visión de la naturaleza en las personas y las comunidades (Jones y Smith 2017).…”

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Manejo De La Quema De Pastizales De Sabana Inundable: Una Mirada Del Pueblo Originario Sáliva en Colombia

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El conocimiento histórico que se tiene de las quemas por parte de los pueblos originarios contribuye a entender el papel que cumple el fuego en ecosistemas naturales tropicales y templados. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir el manejo y la importancia de la quema para el pueblo originario Sáliva en el ecosistema de sabana inundable de Colombia. A través de entrevistas semiestructuradas, cartografía social y calendarios anuales se obtuvieron las apreciaciones que tienen los Sáliva del fuego en pastizales nativos. La percepción generalizada de que las quemas son perjudiciales se ha insertado en su imaginario, pero se conserva el concepto del fuego como un factor determinante que afecta la sucesión vegetal y su uso mantiene el paisaje de sabana. Antes de ser aculturizados por los jesuitas en costumbres, religión y ganadería bovina, los Sáliva aplicaban fuego para facilitar la caza y los desplazamientos, pero su sometimiento al manejo del ganado cambió la concepción de su aplicación. Se concluyó que en la actualidad los Sáliva no aplican fuego indiscriminadamente, sino que hacen un manejo estratégico con fines agropecuarios y de prevención de incendios y rescatan saberes tradicionales del conocimiento ecosistémico.Palabras claves: fuego, paisaje, ganadería, aculturación, Orinoquía, Orocué.The historical knowledge about the management of burnings by native peoples allows us to understand the role played by fire in natural tropical and temperate ecosystems. The objective of this work was to describe the management and importance of burning for the native Sáliva people in the flooded savanna ecosystem of Colombia. The assessment that the Sáliva have of fire in native grasslands was obtained through semi-structured interviews, social cartography and annual calendars. The generalized opinion that burnings are harmful is firmly established in their imaginary, but the concept of fire remains as a determining factor affecting plant succession and its use maintains the savanna landscape. Before being acculturized by the Jesuits in customs, religion and cattle rearing, the Sáliva applied fire to facilitate hunting and movement, but their subjection to cattle rearing changed the conception of its application. It is concluded that, at present, the Sáliva do not apply fire indiscriminately; instead, they manage it strategically for agricultural purposes and also rescue traditional knowledge of the ecosystem.

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Ethnography: challenges and opportunities

Cited by 67 publications

References 8 publications

Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review

Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review

Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in Everyday Hospital Social Work: A Personal Narrative of Practitioner–Researcher Identity Transition

Manejo De La Quema De Pastizales De Sabana Inundable: Una Mirada Del Pueblo Originario Sáliva en Colombia

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