What to write an ethnography about?
To write a basic ethnography you need these five essential parts:
- A thesis. The thesis establishes the central theme and message of your research study.
- Literature Review. A literature review is an analysis of previous research now on your research topic.
- Data Collection.
- Data Analysis.
- Reflexivity.
What are examples of ethnographic studies?
Here are some examples of ethnography:
- Observing a group of children playing.
- Observing employees in a corporate office.
- Observing medical personnel in a high-volume hospital.
- Observing an indigenous village.
- Observing a high school classroom.
- Observing motorcycle riders.
What are ethnographic reports?
A critical study of a particular event, usually expressed by one particular culture (ethnos). The researcher looks at the entire context (time/place/people) and then researches the people groups involved.
What is a good ethnography?
These were: (1) a transparency of the ethnographer as researcher; by this they meant not gratuitous reflexivity, but a clear and communicated sense of how knowledge was accumulated, of what the scholar’s relationships with the community were; (2) the presence of people in the text as characters who you get to know.
What is ethnographic example?
A classic example of ethnographic research would be an anthropologist traveling to an island, living within the society on said island for years, and researching its people and culture through a process of sustained observation and participation.
What are some ethnographic methods?
Ethnographic methods are qualitative, inductive, exploratory and longitudinal. They achieve a thick, rich description over a relatively small area.
What are good ethnographic questions?
Could you tell me about some of your experiences? Could you tell me how you made friends with people in (country)/at school/at work? Could you describe a team or club activity that you enjoyed? Could you describe some place(s) you visited in (country)?