I just submitted my research proposals for an ethnographic study for my PhD. I only submitted two queries and both were successful. I'm now panicking a little because it went from being hypothetical to real very quickly! This helped calm me down quite a bit, thank you! I'd greatly appreciate a video on online ethnography fwiw...
Congratulations on your successful research proposals! I hope you are celebrating this weekend! I'll certainly do an online ethnography video soon but in the meantime, check out Chapter 13 of Carol Grbich's book, "Qualitative Data Analysis: An introduction". That chapter is all about cyberethnography and e-research so it will certainly be helpful.
@@DegreeDoctor thank you so much for the suggestion, I'll check it out! My celebrating this weekend involves even more research, so I'll add that to my list for sure. Thanks for providing such helpful information and content - it's greatly appreciated. I'm the first in my family to go to college at all let alone to get a PhD, so guidance like this has been pivotal for me. ❤️
Can I just say a big thank you for producing these videos - not just on ethnography, but the many videos you have available! I am studying a Masters level subject to teach me about qualitative research in healthcare. We read a chapter of text on the role of theory in qualitative research and I came out the other side of that befuddled and distraught! How would I grasp this?! Your videos have broken this down for me and you have explained it so well in a manner I was able to understand. Thankyou for putting in the effort to do this!
Yes, I will definitely do so soon, thanks for commenting! In the meantime, you might want to check out the 2019 book, "The Routledge Companion to Digital Ethnography" as there are some useful pointers in there.
Thank you so much for this!!! I am two months into an 'accidental' ethnographic research study (I only say accidental because I came into the site as a volunteer and only later decided to blend it with my masters thesis). I have done a bit of reading, but I'm overwhelmed by how much there is. Could you recommend any books that have been key to your understanding and experiences of ethnography? (And by any chance are you familiar with literature around ethnography in Social Work?)
The best research is often the accidental stuff! Great to see you're doing an ethnographic study for your masters! I'm not familiar with social work ethnographies specifically, but I can recommend these general books about the topic: Atkinson, P. (2007). _Ethnography: Principles in practice_ . Routledge. Coffey, A., Atkinson, P., Delamont, S., Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. (2004). _The handbook of ethnography_ . Sage. Madden, R. (2022). _Being ethnographic: A guide to the theory and practice of ethnography_ . Sage. All the best with your study, I hope it goes well!
Technically no, but you would need to go through an ethical approval process to do this kind of research at any level. So, if you’re an undergrad, that might not be easy but if you want to do ethnographic research, go for it! There aren’t enough ethnographic studies happening right now!
Ethnographic research is a type of field research, where researchers immerse themselves in a particular culture or community to understand its dynamics and behaviors. Ethnographic methods might involve in-depth observation, interviews, and participant observation. On the other hand, field research encompasses a broader range of research, which may include ethnography but also other methods such as surveys or experiments. In essence, ethnography is a specialised form of field research focused on understanding specific cultures or social groups.
