And with the investigation of ethnography is no different. Ethnography can be described as the investigation of populations. ... It seems that there is a gap in the research into online ethnography between subject and researcher. This problem is described in the article "Ethnographic Approaches to the internet and computer-mediated communication". ... To continue to effectively explore some of the main and enduring concerns of ethnographic research (such as the nature of specific social worlds and subcultures, the construction of identity, the beliefs, values, and world views under lying human...

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Ethnography is a description of peoples or cultures and involves the researcher going into the "field" to experience life with the chosen culture. ... Comparisons must also be made to other similar ethnographies, perhaps those based at other educational institutions or research carried out on students, say thirty years ago. An advantage of ethnography to study the students is that it has an open awareness of the role of the researchers "self" in the study. ... However this method does present many ethical problems because the students would not have consented to take part. ... Ethnogra...

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Although this is very reliable source, some problems are likely to exist with the source. ... Conklin had started his ethno ecological research since 1961, and this atlas was published in 1980. ... Another problem is the costs. ... Making the atlas must be very hard under a lot of pressure from these problems. ... Ethnographic Atlas of Ifugao contains everything about Ifugao life. ...

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The strength of the book is that it includes the personal problems that emerge with the frustrations, boredom, tribulations, and misinterpretations that inevitably emerge in the context of "doing ethnography" as well as a true test of cultural relativism through out his journey. ... Fieldwork is made up of fact gathering data and turning it into ethnography. ... Then he needed permission to do research. ... Many anthropologist order their needs and have them shipped to the country of research but problems with that also exist due to customs, stealing, bribery, damaged, etc. ... He e...

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In my case, I did research in New Orleans for over a decade before deciding that what I was doing was, in fact, research. ... As Sara Cohen has said, 'What is particularly lacking in the literature is ethnographic data and microsociological detail.' ... Researchers are often limited, by funding or pressures to submit a thesis, to a short period of research. ... Oral history To get their contribution, my research laid an emphasis on oral histories, participant observation, and ethnography. ... Sahlins argues that an ethnography with "time and transformation built into it" is a...

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On Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at Gambrell Auditorium she spoke in regards to "The Sojourner Syndrome: Participatory research and women's health in Harlem, New York. ... Use ethnographic inquiry 2. ... Focus Groups -budget cuts -research in African American community -bereavement and loss -women head of household -birth experience -culture IV. Ethnographic Questionnaire *open ended interview based on: -background -social -environment -political -economic -attitude towards research -personal -perceptions of the future V. ... Pollution also impacts the birth pr...

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The ethnography is based on the identity and differences of the Beng. ... An experiment in ethnography that future projects might well emulate."... --John Mccall, Journal of Folklore Research. ... One of the reasons would be mental retardation or psychological problems. ... Overall the ethnography was very well written and full of details. ...

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Visual methods of research are where a researcher collates data which in the main is generated by the participant; this data then goes on to be the basis of the researcher's analysis or, can be used as a base for further research. ... Within Visual research you see "the power can swing between both parties" (Flewitt, 2014); as whilst the researcher selects the design of the research it is the participant which views the visual material. However, problems can arise due to this approach as it always requires real life context where data is based on the participant's interpretation mov...

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Moreover, we will attempt to explain how feminists, with the introduction of new ways of investigating society - that is, the introduction of new subject-areas in social research, the placing of the researcher along with the research in the centre of research analysis, or the emphasis of the importance of locating experience and emotions in the research, challenge conventional epistemologies. ... She goes on to suggest that traditional philosophy of science suggest that the origin of scientific problems or hypotheses is irrelevant to the "goodness" of the results of the research. ... As a resu...

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Her review looked at the evolution of mathematical assessments to its present emphasis on problem-solving. Choose a format that will allow your readers to make the connection between your literature review and the AR study by establishing the theoretical foundation of the action, curriculum review, self-study, or ethnography you later describe in your AR paper. ... This section is the heart and soul of your action research paper. ... • What was your action research journey like? ... • What have you learned about action research? ...

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Further, the role of community-based nursing entails collaborating with nurses with the communities, as well as the populations in addressing healthcare and social problems. ... The nursing role includes monitoring and problem-solving where he or she carries out an assessment of the client, involve in care planning, suggest referrals and service coordination. ... Part of the problem is linked to the fact that practices in the community-based nursing are mostly contrasted with the acutely hospitalized setting practices. ... Therefore, CHNs can build up sustainable programs with the capacity of ...

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For this assignment I chose to do an ethnographic survey of two local fast food restaurants. ... But also it seems as though the problems that occurred in these two restaurants had to do with black people. ... From doing this ethnographic study, I not only observed the work ethics and style of fast food restaurants, but was able to learn what field research is like. ...

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In order to take this perspective, Said had to rediscover and research Oriental texts. This research allows Said to depict a more accurate description by familiarizing himself with the particular linguistics and ethnography of this culture "an important background for postcolonial studies. ... As I was reading, I came to the conclusion that Said was wanting history students to realize that Oriental studies are important, but the main problem when attempting to study this region of the world is that the subject is taught from a western perspective. ...

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Researchers believe that watching television is an interactive type of reaction. ... Gantz (1985), found that couples who reported higher marital satisfaction perceived television as a shared activity and did not seem to cause problems in the relationship. ... Lull's Typology Lull (1980) utilized the uses-and-gratification literature and an ethnographic study of 200 families to develop a typology of the social uses of television. ... Limitations One of the problems with this study was the possibility to recall such instances from past experiences and feelings felt at those times. Sugg...

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One is the participant-observer approach to research. ... Survey research can be affected by perceived power relationships with the corporate hierarchy so that people's responses are affected by what they think is the goal of research. ... Anthropologists called this type of research methodology "participant observation". ... For example, one high tech manufacturer used ethnographic analysis to determine whether artificial intelligence tools would help customer service representatives solve specific repair problems over the telephone to avoid dispatching a service technician to the cus...

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In 1959 he published Words and Things, an ethnography which criticized and angered his philosophy teachers at Oxford. ... According to Gellner, the transformation of the "closed, intimate community" in which most people once lived into open, large-scale market systems produce "the central problem facing contemporary societies," the seemingly irresolvable conflict between an individualistic mode of thought and a desire for the spiritual comfort of community."... Thomas Nairn said: "I am one of many researchers in this area who feel the loss of Gellner deeply and personally. ...

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The first method he refers to as "classic ethnography,"" which, as Riesman says, "seeks to record the life of a society by fitting its practices, artifacts, and beliefs into a set of rubrics (e.g., "kinship,"" "religion,"" "economy-) established in the traditions of the discipline- (Reisman, 1). ... The problem we encounter with digging deeper into a people's mind is that our data becomes less factual and more hypothetical, considering we will never be able to know the exact thoughts and views a person or culture entertains. In Part One: The Tawaangal of the Jelgobe, Ri...

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Over the years, previous research has confirmed a high incidence of communication problems among male and female juvenile delinquents. ... A productive study was conducted to explore communication problems in juvenile delinquents. ... First, a research assistant gathered and organized the field notes, while two researchers agreed on identifying the categories and themes. ... According to Patton, comparison strengthens a study through use of different sources, researchers and method to examine a single problem. ... Very few of the participants admitted to having problems paying attention ...

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I use this narrative anecdote to introduce this ethnographic study because it highlights the unifying and cathartic power that the ideology of our "war on terror" has upon Americans, as illuminated within the microcosm of Boston College. ... Significance of the Problem I selected the events of April 19th as the focus of this study because I am interested to see how student actions that night contribute to the ideology of American exceptionalism and the related issue of America's twelve-year campaign against Islamic terror. ... In light of my studies on American exceptionalism an...

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Problem Statement Sepsis is a syndrome caused by systemic inflammatory response of the individual in an uncontrolled way with an infection. ... Purpose and Research Questions: Sepsis is a condition that could potentially be prevented if a nurse was equipped with the knowledge and science in order to recognize and prevent its development, and addressing the condition appropriately upon the first signs of symptoms of sepsis. ... Multiple research articles were included that ranged from quantitative to qualitative studies in the past. ... By understanding potential strengths or deficiencies nurs...

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Herein lies the problem. ... Little research thus far has been conducted concerning Chinese herbal remedies. ... Obviously, this research has shown that substantive results can be obtained from the use of some traditional Chinese herbs. Perhaps these findings will help to allocate funding for additional research concerning these healing and wellness methods. ... The economical implications herein should be enough to procure further research grants. ...

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After all, problem identification and solution selection are underpinned by ideology and values (Greenhalgh & Russell 2009). ... Still, the realist model dismisses the issue of flawed objectivity present at the preliminary stages of policy making: defining the problem, the solution and what counts as evidence in a particular context is laden with controversy. ... Despite this political rhetoric7, there is nothing novel about using knowledge generated through scientific methods in order to address social problems (Sanderson 2002: p1). ... A horses-for-course approach It is unquestionable that...

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In Hariot's report on Virginia he also makes negative assumptions of the Algonquin people, because of the vast diversity that existed between his society and the foreign ones of which he was researching. ... This clash of religions caused problems with the tribes when death became common to the towns that Hariot and his men had visited. ... In researching other texts other explorers such as, the conquistador Hernan Cortez's, gave the same treatment of the Aztecs in Mexico as did Hariot did with the Algonkins on Roanoke Island in Virginia in the 16th century. ... Sokol also stat...

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Introduction: The purpose of this Ethnography is to discuss my research and study of a specific Indian culture, of which I have grown an interest. ... As a result of my research I will be covering the cultural norms, values, traditions, behaviors, changes and the causes of these changes over the years for this tribe II. ... He had an overall disappointment in the changes of his Indian culture, and feeling the earlier years of his tribal practice was of peace and nature colliding, he now that young tribal members rarely practice the culture - other than to "party," which has become a proble...

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