Disasters in field research: preparing for and coping with unexpected events
From ravenous ants and temperamental gear to debilitating illness and unpredictable politics, field research can be fraught with challenges and opportunities for mishap. Disasters in Field Research is your guide to what can go wrong while conducting fieldwork—and what you can do to avoid or minimize...
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| Zusammenfassung: | From ravenous ants and temperamental gear to debilitating illness and unpredictable politics, field research can be fraught with challenges and opportunities for mishap. Disasters in Field Research is your guide to what can go wrong while conducting fieldwork—and what you can do to avoid or minimize the impact of unexpected events. Ice, Dufour, and Stevens address the issues confronting both students and professional researchers as they embark on field research. For example, permits may be difficult to obtain—or even revoked at the last minute. Cultural differences and misunderstandings can disrupt data collection. Equipment can be held up by customs—or fail to work as expected. The authors offer practical advice on preparing for such possibilities, while active researchers from a wide array of disciplines relate, in brief first-person narratives, their own encounters with disaster, how they solved (or failed to solve) the problem, and their recommendations for avoiding similar issues in the future. Each thematic chapter concludes with strategies and suggestions for making the most of your preparations, recovering from missteps, and coping with calamity. The result is an excellent companion book for field methods courses in a variety of disciplines—and an excellent companion to carry with you into the field. |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 217 S. |
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Contents
List of Boxes and Figures
ix
1
Introduction
1
2
Oh, the Permission, Permits, and Approvals You Will Need:
Research Permissions
9
Permissions to Study the Living
10
Permission to do Research in Host Country: Visas
15
Permissions from Host Country Institutions
16
Permission from the Local Community
20
And
. . .
Consent from the Subjects Themselves
25
Even Research on Inanimate Objects Requires Permits
28
Permits, Permits, and More Permits
28
Suggestions and Strategies
29
3
"And you may ask yourself
—
Well
. . .
how did I get here?":
Fieldwork Logistics
31
Permission to Enter the Country
32
Getting to the Field Destination
33
Local Transport
34
Money
42
Where Do You Stay?
44
VÍ
■ CONTENTS
Communications
48
Transporting Equipment and Data to and from the Field
49
Suggestions and Strategies
54
4
My Equipment Is Possessed and the Dog Ate My Notebook:
Managing Equipment and Data
57
Is the Equipment "Field Friendly"?
58
Recording Data in the Field
67
Good to Know Before You Go
74
Keeping Everything Working
75
Suggestions and Strategies
81
5
Where Have They All Gone?: Participant Recruitment
and Retention
85
Sampling
86
Habituation of Animal Subjects
86
Recruitment of Human Participants
87
Gatekeepers
88
Local Insights
90
Politics and History
92
Retention of Subjects
95
Suggestions and Strategies
96
6
I'm Not a Witch: Cultural Misunderstandings in the Field
99
Language
100
Cultural Norms
101
Suspicions of Outsiders or Government
107
Research Misunderstandings
1
Ю
Sensitive Topics
ці
Gender Issues
И5
Differing Expectations of Researcher and Subjects
115
Avoiding Cultural Mishaps
120
Suggestions and Strategies 12o
7
I'm in the Middle of a War Zone: Safety and Security
127
The Fluid Nature of Risk 129
Theft and Interpersonal Violence 139
Fieldwork in Conflict Zones and Other Dangerous Places
143
CONTENTS ■
Vil
Perceptions and Suspicions
145
Why Work in Dangerous Places?
146
Suggestions and Strategies
149
8
What Do I Do When Struck by Lightning? Maintaining Health
in the Field
153
Why Be Concerned about Your Health?
154
Travelers' Diarrhea
155
Febrile Illness
159
Vector-Borne Infections
161
Other Infectious Diseases
169
The Exotics
174
Skin Problems
174
Health Risks: Large Fauna
174
Health Risks: Human-Induced Accidents/Injuries
180
Health Risks: Environmental
183
Mental Health in the Field
184
The Problems You Bring with You
186
Suggestions and Strategies
186
9
Is Fieldwork for Me?: Assessing Your Inclination for Fieldwork
193
An Interest in Travel and Adventure
194
Grit
195
Tolerance of Ambiguity
196
Being OK with Being Away
197
Ability to Accept the Way Things Are
198
Family
199
Intellectual Challenges and Satisfactions
201
Camping
—
Literally and Figuratively
201
Food
202
Going Alone or Taking a Team
203
How Long Do I Keep Working?
206
Suggestions and Strategies
207
Index
209
About the Authors
217 |
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