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Assignment - ETHNOGRAPHIC INTERVIEW - RESEARCH BASICS
OVERVIEW - An ethnographic interview entails "purposeful, documented conversations with research participants" and is one element of an ethnography. Researchers engage in ethnography by "studying multiple aspects of life in a particular place or among a group of people to create a picture of how those people understand and live in the world" Ethnography can be used in any context and is a helpful tool because it enables the researcher to explore the world through the eyes of their research participant. This is the first of four assignments of the Ethnographic Interview series.
INSTRUCTIONS - The concepts listed below will enable you to start thinking about the process and usefulness of the ethnographic interview. Use the Howell and Paris textbook and Dr. Harper's Worldview presentation to answer the questions listed by each concept. The questions do not need to be included in the submission of this assignment.
1. Anthropological Perspective - What is the anthropological perspective and how does it help the researcher better understand the research participant and even their own culture? Why is this concept significant to the ethnographic interview process?
2. Participant Observation - How does the researcher move from observer to participant? How does the researcher's openness about their research intensions impact the experience and research findings? What role does rapport play in the quality of the researcher/research participant relationship and what impact might it have on the research findings? Why is this concept significant to the ethnographic interview process?
3. Ethnographic Interviews - Describe the different types of ethnographic interviews and other methods that could be used to complement participant observation.
4. Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Procedures (REAP) - Describe the elements that make up REAP and discuss one benefit and one challenge of using REAP.
5. Worldview - What is worldview and how does this element impact the researcher/research participant relationship? How might worldview impact the role of researcher as an observer and a participant in the ethnographic interview process?