What do Emerson, Fretz, and Shaw suggest that we include in field notes?
Reading: Emerson, Robert M., Rachel I. Fretz, and Linda Shaw. 1995. Writing Ethnographic Field Notes. The U. Chicago Press. Ch. 2: In the Field: Participating, Observing, and Jotting Notes.
1. Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the reading.
What is ethnography?
What are field notes good for?
What do Emerson, Fretz, and Shaw suggest that we include in field notes?
What is the difference between an ordinary participant and a “participant-observer”?
How do you plan to take field notes throughout your research (i.e., this course)? Describe the times you may be able or unable to take notes, and how you plan to deal with the restrictions and affordances of your site.
(**MY ANSWER RELATING TO INTERNSHIP: Taking field notes is my primary task at the internship. Notes are almost done virtually on a word document/ excel sheet, since the entire job/ project is done online. I may not be able to take as accurate notes in that exact moment if I am conducting client interviews or in home walk throughs. Notes will have to be collected afterwards from memory. In order to do so I need to pay attention and make sure to steer the conversation in a meaningful way and ask the right follow up questions. )
3. Include two discussion questions at the end of the assignment.
(** PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS RELATING TO ABOVE ANSWERS SO THAT I’M NOT LOST. THANK YOU)
CRITERIA:
2-3 full pages, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins;
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Answers each part of the prompt. Cites the assigned articles with page numbers and demonstrates a strong understanding of the article’s argument/concepts. Thoughtfully relates articles’ argument/concepts to internship experience.
