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Fieldwork Observation

Fieldwork Observation is a methodological practice in cultural description whereby systematic, firsthand data collection occurs through direct sensory engagement and contextualized monitoring of human behaviors, practices, and interactions within their natural sociocultural settings.

269

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18.8K

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504

Authors

251

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2017–2026

62

Parents

Publications

269

Participant observation: a guide for fieldworkers

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 2.4K citations

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Roles in Sociological Field Observations

Raymond L. Gold · Social Forces · 1958 · 1.7K citations

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Introduction to qualitative research methods : the search for meanings

Steven J. Taylor, Robert Bogdan · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1984 · 1.7K citations

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"Constant, constant, multi-tasking craziness"

Víctor M. González, Gloria Mark · 2004 · 701 citations

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Ethnography as Work: Some Rules of Engagement

John Van Maanen · Journal of Management Studies · 2010 · 495 citations

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Authors

504

  1. BS
    Brett Smith

    Loughborough University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 189 citations

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  2. ST
    Severyn T. Bruyn

    Boston College, United States

    3 publications · 326 citations

    3

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  3. MC
    Michelle Cleary

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    3 publications · 252 citations

    3

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  4. CH
    Christian Heath

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 124 citations

    2

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  5. SB
    Susan Baxter

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 185 citations

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1–5 of 504

Institutions

251

  1. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    443 citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    246 citations

  3. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    190 citations

  4. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    392 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    47 citations

  6. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    112 citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    160 citations

  8. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    361 citations

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Venues

  1. Field Methods

    9 publications · 252 citations

    9

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  2. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

    6 publications · 501 citations

    6

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  3. Human Organization

    5 publications · 270 citations

    5

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 2.5K citations

    4

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  5. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 4 publications · 364 citations

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