Ethnographic techniques

Ethnographic techniques

1. Field techniques most used in ethnography

   • Direct observation
     • Participant observation
       • Conversation
         • Life stories
           • Key informants
             • Genealogical method
               • Investigation oriented to various types of problems
                 • Longitudinal investigation
                   • Team investigation
                     • Visits made with teams
                       • participation of new generations of scholars
                   • Possible to return several times
                     • to the place being studied
                       • allows the verification of issues that have not been sufficiently treated
                 • Used to
                   • be introduced to field work to investigate a particular issue
         • learing the language will help us to stablish them
           • Interview guides
             • Used in small communities
               • to collect basic data
                 • like names, religion, occupation
                 • You need to be living on the place for a long period of time
       • taking active participation in the community life
         • stablishing bonds

2. Requires paying attention

   • Ethnographers need to adapt
     • create a rapport
       • relationship established with the hosts-observed
         • friendships are established
   • and observation
     • to create a field diary
       • record in detail all the impressions of what is observed
         • recommended to empty it
           • in periods of time
             • to prepare a good final report