Bringing Field Research to Campus Visits
Field researchers, or ethnographers, are trained to enter a social setting and build rapport with the people whom they encounter. They make precise observations and record their findings in field notes and photographs. Finally, professional ethnographers go about their fieldwork without offending or disrupting the communities that they wish to understand. In many respects, an academic community is no different from any other ethnographic site.
This workshop provides training in basic field methods, enabling participants to come away from a campus tour with a deeper understanding of the academic culture in which they have participated, however briefly. Attend the workshop ready to engage in our exercises and activities. Leave with our field research toolkit of techniques to use on your next foray into a college community. |
