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Ethnographic Research

Ethnographic research is an immersive qualitative methodology in which researchers spend prolonged time in a community, organization, or social setting, combining participant observation, interviews, and document analysis to develop a rich, contextual understanding of a group's beliefs, practices, and social structures. Grounded in anthropology and refined for health, organizational, and social research, ethnography produces 'thick description' (Geertz 1973) that reveals the meaning and context underlying observable behavior.

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Ethnographic Research Method
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / qualitative-research
  • Geertz, C. (1973). The interpretation of cultures: Selected essays. Basic Books. · URL
  • Hammersley, M., & Atkinson, P. (2006). Ethnography: Principles in practice (3rd ed.). Routledge. · URL
  • Spradley, J. P. (1980). Participant observation. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. · URL
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