Enrichment and frustration in fieldwork.
Part of a special issue on geographical fieldwork. The writer discusses her 25-year experience in field research. She notes that although the majority of her projects concentrated mainly on biogeographical issues, they have varied in terms of scale of inquiry and methodologies employed. However,...
| Publicado en: | Geographical Review Vol. 91; no. 1/2; pp. 168 - 175 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
January/April 2001
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| Sumario: | Part of a special issue on geographical fieldwork. The writer discusses her 25-year experience in field research. She notes that although the majority of her projects concentrated mainly on biogeographical issues, they have varied in terms of scale of inquiry and methodologies employed. However, she argues that throughout her years of fieldwork and notwithstanding the different approaches, several key themes have proven essential to successful investigation. She considers these themes: to expect the unexpected; to envision all phases of the project from start to finish beforehand; and to engage in thorough and insightful observation during field data collection. Finally, she outlines the rewards of field research. |
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