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  • 1.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-28-2012 17:56
    Greetings!
     
    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Sincerely,
    Lois
     
    Lois M. Shelton
    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
    Department of Management
    California State University, Northridge
    18111 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, CA 91330
    ph. 818.677.3313
    fx.  818.677.6265
     
     


  • 2.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-28-2012 18:39
    Hi Lois,
    I've attached a couple syllabi of courses that I was fortunate to take as a doctoral student. 
    I also recommend looking up qualitative publications in their field's top journals, and seeing who they cite within their Methods sections (to see what the norms are, or what reviewers will expect or ask for). 
    Hope that things are going well for you up in Northridge! 
    Cheers,
    Dana 

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    Greetings!
     
    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Sincerely,
    Lois
     
    Lois M. Shelton
    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
    Department of Management
    California State University, Northridge
    18111 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, CA 91330
    ph. 818.677.3313
    fx.  818.677.6265
     
     


  • 3.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-28-2012 19:00
    Hi,

    This is a great book:

    Participant Observation 
    - Spradley


    This is also a great book:

    Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory
    -Corbin and Strauss

    Of course I rather like:

    Narrative Methods for Organizational & Communication Research
    -Boje

    Hope that helps,
    -Rohny

    On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Shelton, Lois M <lois.shelton@csun.edu> wrote:
    Greetings!
     
    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Sincerely,
    Lois
     
    Lois M. Shelton
    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
    Department of Management
    California State University, Northridge
    18111 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, CA 91330
     
     



  • 4.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-28-2012 20:21

    Hi Lois,

     

    I recommend Tom Lee's Using Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research.

     

    Michael D. Johnson

    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior

    Foster School of Business, University of Washington

    544 Paccar Hall, Box 353266, Seattle, WA 98195

    http://faculty.washington.edu/mdj3/mjohnson/

    (206) 616-2756

    http://emailcharter.org/

     

     

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    Greetings!

     

    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

     

    Sincerely,

    Lois

     

    Lois M. Shelton

    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.

    Department of Management

    California State University, Northridge

    18111 Nordhoff Street

    Northridge, CA 91330

    ph. 818.677.3313

    fx.  818.677.6265

     

     



  • 5.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-29-2012 06:25
    Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes by Emerson, Fretz and Shaw
    Tales of the Field by Van maanen
    A Thrice-Told Tale by Wolf
    The Professional  Stranger by Agar

    Good Luck,
    Linda Martinak, Ed.D.



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    On Aug 28, 2012, at 17:55, "Shelton, Lois M" <lois.shelton@CSUN.EDU> wrote:

    Greetings!
     
    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Sincerely,
    Lois
     
    Lois M. Shelton
    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
    Department of Management
    California State University, Northridge
    18111 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, CA 91330
    ph. 818.677.3313
    fx.  818.677.6265
     
     


  • 6.  Basic Reference for Ethnographic Research

    Posted 08-29-2012 09:59

    I'd recommend the following.  It is oriented towards undergraduate research with examples of ethnographic studies students have conducted.


    McCurdy, David W., Spradley, J.P., and Shandy, D.J.  The Cultural Experience: Ethnography in a Complex Society.  Long Grove, Ill., Waveland Press, 2005.



    Karen Locke
    W. Brooks George Professor
    Mason School of Business
    College of William & Mary
    757-221-2889
    KAREN.LOCKE@MASON.WM.EDU

     
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    Greetings!
     
    I have a couple of honors undergraduate students who will be doing some observational research for the first time. I'd love to give them some basic references for ethnographic research and qualititative methods. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
     
    Sincerely,
    Lois
     
    Lois M. Shelton
    Lois M. Shelton, Ph.D.
    Department of Management
    California State University, Northridge
    18111 Nordhoff Street
    Northridge, CA 91330
    ph. 818.677.3313
    fx.  818.677.6265