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A Handbook for Social Science Field Research provides both novice and experienced researcher with valuable insights into a key list of critical texts pertaining to a wide array of social science methods useful when doing fieldwork. Through essays on everything from ethnography to case study, archival research, oral history, surveys, secondary data analysis and ethics, this refreshing new collection offers `tales from the field´ by renowned scholars across various disciplines.



PART I: Selecting the Right Tools

Overview

1. Archives
The Past is Another Country by Robert Vitalis


Bibliography



2. Case Studies
Case-Based Research by Andrew Schrank:


Bibliography



3. Ethnographic Methods
Ethnography: Theory and Methods by Alma Gottlieb


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4. Oral Histories
Oral Histories as Methods and Sources by Tamara Giles-Vernick:


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5. Focus Groups
Focus Group Interviews by Susan Short


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6. Surveys and Secondary Data Sources
Using Survey Data in Social Science Research in Developing Countries by Albert Park:


Bibliography on Survey Research



7. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Tools
Qualitative Research: Does it Fit in Economics? by Michael Piore:


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PART II: Essentials for the Conduct of Research

Overview

1. Essentials for Ethnography
Ethnographic Research by Stevan Harrell



2. Essentials for the Case Study Method
The Case Study and Causal Research by Andrew Shrank



3. Essentials for Research Design
In Search of the Holy Grail: Projects, Proposals, and Research Design, But Mostly about Why Writing a Dissertation Proposal is So Difficult by Michael Watts



4. Research Ethics are Essential
Ethical Considerations for Research in Cross-Cultural Settings by Sara Curran


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5. Maintaining Perspective is Essential
Bringing It All Back Home: Personal Reflections on Friends, Findings, and Fieldwork by Andrew Schrank