Week 6 Methodology & Week 6 Methodology & ObservationObservation

HousekeepingHousekeeping I’ll be out of town next week: I’ll be out of town next week: Week 7-10/9 InterviewsWeek 7-10/9 Interviews

-Bailey, chapter 7-Bailey, chapter 7 -Angrosino Chapter 5-Angrosino Chapter 5 Optional:-On line: (Spindler) The Expressive Optional:-On line: (Spindler) The Expressive

Autobiographic Interview Autobiographic Interview http://www.stanford.edu/~davidf/qualitative151/ExpressiveAutobiographic.pdfhttp://www.stanford.edu/~davidf/qualitative151/ExpressiveAutobiographic.pdf

Assignment: Assignment: 15 min. Observation. Use one or 15 min. Observation. Use one or both of the following as your guide:both of the following as your guide: Angrosino Ch 4 To Do (p. 40);Angrosino Ch 4 To Do (p. 40); Bailey ch. 6, ex. 2.[NB: Be mindful of the important Bailey ch. 6, ex. 2.[NB: Be mindful of the important

“lesson from the field” implied in Bailey ch.8 ex 1“lesson from the field” implied in Bailey ch.8 ex 1

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Week 6 10/2 Methodology & ObservationsWeek 6 10/2 Methodology & Observations -Bailey, chapter 5-Bailey, chapter 5 -Bailey, chapter 6-Bailey, chapter 6 -Angrosino Chapter 4-Angrosino Chapter 4

Activity: Analytic PrimerActivity: Analytic Primer: Flip Flotsam: Flip Flotsam http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=YYh268HRgXM=YYh268HRgXM

Q: Did we look at the Note Taking Notes?Q: Did we look at the Note Taking Notes?

Your ObservationYour Observation Assignment: Assignment: 15 min. Observation. Use one or both of 15 min. Observation. Use one or both of

the following as your guide:the following as your guide: Angrosino Ch 4 To Do (p. 40);Angrosino Ch 4 To Do (p. 40);

The comparable aspect of this looks fun but requires cooperation on The comparable aspect of this looks fun but requires cooperation on your part; this exercise is more time intensive than I expect.your part; this exercise is more time intensive than I expect.

Bailey ch. 6, ex. 2. (p. 94)Bailey ch. 6, ex. 2. (p. 94) Spradley’s 9 (1980, p. 78)Spradley’s 9 (1980, p. 78)

Space, actor, activities, objects, acts, events, time, goals and feelingsSpace, actor, activities, objects, acts, events, time, goals and feelings REMEBEBER: REMEBEBER:

Be mindful of the important “lesson from the field” implied by Bailey ch.8 Be mindful of the important “lesson from the field” implied by Bailey ch.8 ex 1ex 1

i.e., that jottings are key; i.e., that jottings are key; that time is the ruination of the note taker that time is the ruination of the note taker

(i.e., that “re-membering” is a very bad thing for observation.(i.e., that “re-membering” is a very bad thing for observation. Geertz’ familiar/strange point.Geertz’ familiar/strange point. Grounded Theory (like Grounded Theory (like Angrosino’s Angrosino’s “formative theory” p. 34)“formative theory” p. 34)