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Recontextualizing Observation: Ethnography, Pedagogy, and the Prospects for a Progressive Political Agenda.
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This article characterized observation as the fundamental base of all research methods in the social and behavioral sciences and characterized it as "the mainstay of the ethnographic enterprise" (Werner & Schoepfle, 1987, p. 257).Abstract:
Observation has been characterized as “the fundamental base of all research methods” in the social and behavioral sciences (Adler & Adler, 1994, p. 389) and as “the mainstay of the ethnographic enterprise” (Werner & Schoepfle, 1987, p. 257). Even studies that rely mainly on interviewing as a data collection technique employ observational methods to note body language and other gestural cues that lend meaning to the words of the persons being interviewed. Social scientists areread more
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Organising tourism providers on remote touring tracks as geographically distributed teams
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explain the organisation of tourism providers on remote touring tracks (RTT) as geographically distributed teams (GDTs), and adopt an inputs-processes-outcomes (I-P-O) model to configure the elements of the GDT framework and to highlight their dynamic and interdependent nature.
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Usability of smart infusion pumps: A heuristic evaluation
Amelia Klarich,Thomas Z. Noonan,Chris Reichlen,St Marie J. Barbara,Laura Cullen,Priyadarshini R. Pennathur +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to determine potential risks when using smart infusion pumps during secondary medication administration and to identify opportunities for design improvements, and the usability problems have the potential to create high cognitive burden on nurses and increase the likelihood of mistakes.
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Juggling with gender. How gender promotes and prevents the learning of a specific movement activity among secondary school students
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that research on motor learning frequently reports gender differences and that there seems to be limited tools in the research with which to make use of these insights in educationally relevant ways.
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The bridge: Connecting science and business
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of boundary spanning in the pre-start-up phase of a university spin-off company is explored in a way that the reader can personally experience.
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Choices and voices of adult illiterates: exploring their literacy needs in rural bangladesh
TL;DR: Chaudhury et al. as discussed by the authors explored the voices and choices of adults in rural Bangladesh to understand the complex needs for adult literacy in the context of rural Bangladesh, and used a flexible theoretical framework so that findings could emerge from the study.
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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook
TL;DR: This book presents a step-by-step guide to making the research results presented in reports, slideshows, posters, and data visualizations more interesting, and describes how coding initiates qualitative data analysis.
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Learning in the Field: An Introduction to Qualitative Research
TL;DR: This chapter discusses Qualitative Research as Learning as Learning, the role of the researcher as Learner, and major Qualitative research Genres.
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The Internet: An Ethnographic Approach
Danny Miller,Don Slater +1 more
TL;DR: A rich ethnography of Internet use is presented in this article, which offers a sustained account not just of being online, but of the social, political and cultural contexts which account for the contemporary Internet experience.
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Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
TL;DR: The Foundations of Social Research Anthropology and the Experimental Method Sampling Choosing Research Problems, Sites and Methods The Literature Search as mentioned in this paper Part Two: COLLECTING DATA Participant Observation Taking and Managing Field Notes Unstructured and Semistructured Interviewing Structured Interviewed Questionnaires and Survey Research Direct, Reactive Observation Unobtrusive Observation Part Three: ANALYZING Data Qualitative Analysis Coding and Codebooks for Quantitative Data Univariate Statistics Describing a Variable Bivariate Analysis Testing Relationships Multivariate Analysis