Participant Observation : A Guide for Fieldworkers. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Participant Observation : A Guide for Fieldworkers

Participant Observation is a central and defining method of research in cultural anthropology, as well as a common feature of qualitative research in other disciplines—sociology, education, health sciences. The authors provide the basic guide to the participant observation field methods of collection of systematic data in naturalistic settings—communities in many different cultures. It is a valuable primer for the beginning researcher, as well as a reference for the experienced ethnographer.

Kathleen M. DeWalt is Professor of Anthropology and Public Health and New Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh; Billie R. DeWalt is director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History and holds appointments as distinguished professor of public and international affairs and professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.