Fieldwork in Nonwestern Contexts: Continuity and Change

Porter, Philip W.; Grossman, Lawrence S.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-2353-8_9

Geography and Technology 2004

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-2353-8_9

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Fieldwork in Nonwestern Contexts: Continuity and Change

Philip W. Porter¹,

Lawrence S. Grossman²

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“…It is true that the improvement of technology is no promise that the quality of fieldwork will improve. However, the orbit of fieldwork has always had to deal with the shifting nature of societies themselves (Porter and Grossman, 2004).…”

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“…One important issue within this spectrum is ethical consideration relating particularly to 'harms and benefits' (Cassell, 1982). In many cases, particularly data collection in low-income communities through participatory research, the role of social advocacy and empowerment of the poor and the powerless is very important (Porter and Grossman, 2004). On the other hand, in developing countries, there has been an expansion in forbidden or restricted research due to the stimulation of privatization and human subject regulations (Warren and Staples, 1989).…”

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Introduction to the Field Guide for Research in Community Settings: Tools, Methods, Challenges and Strategies

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Field Guide for Research in Community Settings

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Fieldwork/data collection is one of the most important parts in the research process, and it is particularly important for social sciences research. A number of aspects that need to be considered by a researcher before starting data collection include: ethical permission from the concerned ethical body/committee, informed consent, contract with different stakeholders, field settings, time allocation and time management, field leading, data collection, contextual and cultural diversities, community settings, socioeconomic and psychological patterns of the community, political pattern, rapport building between data collectors and respondents, permission to access community, language and mode of data collection, power relations, role of gatekeepers, privacy and confidentiality issues, layers of expectations among researchers/respondents/ funding organization, data recording (written, memorization, voice recording and video recording), and so on. Many aspects are very difficult to understand before going into the field. Sometimes, a researcher's previous experience about a particular community may help to gain field access, but it may be difficult to assess the field in advance due to rapid changes within people's livelihoods and other shifts in the community. The change of a political paradigm sometimes seems also to be a challenge at the field level. We believe that although technological innovation has benefited some aspects of the data collection of fieldwork in social research, many other dimensions (mentioned above) of fieldwork endure unchanged. It is true that the improvement of technology is no promise that the quality of fieldwork will improve. However, the orbit of fieldwork has always had to deal with the shifting nature of societies themselves (Porter and Grossman, 2004).

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Introduction to the Field Guide for Research in Community Settings: Tools, Methods, Challenges and Strategies

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Field Guide for Research in Community Settings

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