Street Phenomenology The Go-Along as Ethnographic Research Tool
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce and evaluate the go-along as a qualitative research tool, which sets this technique apart from traditional ethnographic methods such as participant observation and interview.
Abstract: This article introduces and evaluates the go-along as a qualitative research tool. What sets this technique apart from traditional ethnographic methods such as participant observation and interview...
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TL;DR: What is Qualitative Interviewing? as mentioned in this paper is an accessible and comprehensive "what is" and "how to" methods book, which is distinctive in emphasizing the importance of good practice in understanding and undertaking qualitative interviews within the framework of a clear philosophical position.
Abstract: What is Qualitative Interviewing? is an accessible and comprehensive ‘what is’ and ‘how to’ methods book. It is distinctive in emphasizing the importance of good practice in understanding and undertaking qualitative interviews within the framework of a clear philosophical position. Rosalind Edwards and Janet Holland provide clear and succinct explanations of relevant philosophies and theories of how to know about the social world, and a thorough discussion of how to go about researching it using interviews. A series of short chapters explain a range of interview types and practices. Drawing on their own and colleagues’ experiences Edwards and Holland provide real research examples as informative illustrations of qualitative interviewing in practice and the use of creative interview tools. They discuss the use of new technologies as well as tackling enduring issues around asking and listening, and power dynamics in research. Written in a clear and accessible style the book concludes with a useful annotated bibliography of key texts and journals in the field. What is Qualitative Interviewing? provides a vital resource for both new and experienced researchers across the social science disciplines.
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TL;DR: This paper aims to serve as a four-part introductory primer on the "go-along" qualitative interview methodology for studying the health issues of neighborhood or local-area contexts by considering the method's strengths and limitations for population health research on neighborhoods and local areas.
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...conducted while driving), or a ‘‘mixed’’ form combining the former two types (Kusenbach, 2003)....
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...…2006), but even these tools are unable to fully compensate for the fact that sit-down interviews separate participants from their routine experiences and practices in the participants’ contexts (Kusenbach, 2003)—two key facets for understanding how place is interpreted and relates to wellbeing....
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...Sociologist Margarethe Kusenbach (2003) offers, to my knowledge, the most extensive methodological discussion of the goalong....
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..., 2006), but even these tools are unable to fully compensate for the fact that sit-down interviews separate participants from their routine experiences and practices in the participants’ contexts (Kusenbach, 2003)—two key facets for understanding how place is interpreted and relates to wellbeing....
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...The go-along can be conducted as a ‘‘walk-along’’ (i.e. conducted while walking with the participant), a ‘‘ride-along’’ (i.e. conducted while driving), or a ‘‘mixed’’ form combining the former two types (Kusenbach, 2003)....
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TL;DR: Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perception, Attitudes and Values as mentioned in this paper is a study of environmental perception, attitudes and values in architecture, which is also related to the work of as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: (1975). Topophilia: A Study of Environmental Perception, Attitudes and Values. Journal of Architectural Education: Vol. 29, Humanist Issues in Architecture, pp. 32-32.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a pilot study, which deployed a qualitative GIS technique to analyse the effectiveness of walked interviews in capturing data relating to people's understanding of place, concluding that the data generated through walking interviews are profoundly informed by the landscapes in which they take place, emphasising the importance of environmental features in shaping discussions.
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...Participatory walking interviews (Clark and Emmel, 2008) Natural go-alongs (Kusenbach, 2003)...
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...Kusenbach (2003) argues that go-alongs can capture the sometimes hidden or unnoticed habitual relations with place and the environment because it has a tendency to highlight environmental perception, spatial practices, biographies, social architecture and social realms in the data gathered....
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...Contrived go-alongs, it was argued, ‘might produce appealing data, but not of the kind that would greatly enhance our understanding of the subjects’ authentic practices and interpretations’ (Kusenbach, 2003, 464)....
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...A number of projects making use of walking interviews have made little or no attempt to map the data (Anderson, 2004; Clark & Emmel, 2008; Hall, Lashua, & Coffey, 2006; Ingold & Lee, 2008; Kusenbach, 2003; Moles, 2008)....
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...Over the last few years a small but growing number of social scientists and geographers have been using techniques where researchers walk with participants (for example, Anderson, 2004; Carpiano, 2009; Kusenbach, 2003; Reed, 2002)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the mobilities turn and its studies of the performativity of everyday (im)mobilities enable new forms of sociological inquiry, explanation and engagement.
Abstract: In this article we argue that the mobilities turn and its studies of the performativity of everyday (im)mobilities enable new forms of sociological inquiry, explanation and engagement. New kinds of...
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Abstract: Analysis of social networks is suggested as a tool for linking micro and macro levels of sociological theory. The procedure is illustrated by elaboration of the macro implications of one aspect of small-scale interaction: the strength of dyadic ties. It is argued that the degree of overlap of two individuals' friendship networks varies directly with the strength of their tie to one another. The impact of this principle on diffusion of influence and information, mobility opportunity, and community organization is explored. Stress is laid on the cohesive power of weak ties. Most network models deal, implicitly, with strong ties, thus confining their applicability to small, well-defined groups. Emphasis on weak ties lends itself to discussion of relations between groups and to analysis of segments of social structure not easily defined in terms of primary groups.
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TL;DR: The discipline and practice of qualitative research have been extensively studied in the literature as discussed by the authors, including the work of Denzin and Denzin, and their history in sociology and anthropology, as well as the role of women in qualitative research.
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TL;DR: In Frame Analysis, the brilliant theorist wrote about the ways in which people determine their answers to the questions What is going on here? and Under what circumstances do we think things are real?.
Abstract: Erving Goffman will influence the thinking and perceptions of generations to come In Frame Analysis, the brilliant theorist writes about the ways in which people determine their answers to the questions What is going on here? and Under what circumstances do we think things are real? "
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...One especially interesting motive in my informants’ efforts to enhance the depth of their mundane practices was to frame them as fun or play (see Goffman, 1974)....
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01 Jan 1995
TL;DR: The second edition of "Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes" as discussed by the authors provides guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach.
Abstract: In "Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes", Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda L. Shaw present a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, demystifying a process that is often assumed to be intuitive and impossible to teach. Using actual unfinished notes as examples, the authors illustrate options for composing, reviewing, and working fieldnotes into finished texts. They discuss different organizational and descriptive strategies and show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written. A good ethnographer, they demonstrate, must learn to remember dialogue and movement like an actor, to see colors and shapes like a painter, and to sense moods and rhythms like a poet. This new edition reflects the extensive feedback the authors have received from students and instructors since the first edition was published in 1995. As a result, they have updated the race, class, and gender section, created new sections on coding programs and revising first drafts, and provided new examples of working notes. An essential tool for budding social scientists, the second edition of "Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes" will be invaluable for a new generation of researchers entering the field.
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...In the end, which strategy of recording goalongs is most useful depends on the variable comfort level of informants as well as on the personal preferences of the researcher (Emerson et al., 1995)....
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01 Jan 1991
TL;DR: The third edition of "Interviewing as Qualitative Research" as mentioned in this paper provides clear, step-by-step guidance for new and experienced interviewers to help them develop, shape, and reflect on interviewing as a qualitative research process.
Abstract: The third edition of this bestselling resource provides clear, step-by-step guidance for new and experienced interviewers to help them develop, shape, and reflect on interviewing as a qualitative research process. While proposing a phenomenological approach to in-depth interviewing, the author also includes principles and methods that can be adapted to a range of interviewing approaches. Using concrete examples of interviewing techniques to illustrate the issues under discussion, this classic text helps readers to understand the complexities of interviewing and its connections to broader issues of qualitative research. Equally popular for individual and classroom use, the new Third Edition of "Interviewing as Qualitative Research" features: an introduction to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process in its historical context, including an expanded discussion of informed consent and its complexities; special attention to the rights of participants in interview research as those rights interact with ethical issues; and, updated references and suggestions for additional reading for a deeper consideration of methodological, ethical, and philosophical issues, including relevant Internet resources.
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