Anthropology 520 - Ethnographic Field Methods
Where: Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Mexico
When: June 18 - July 26, 2007
Orientation Meeting
When: March 13, 2007; 5pm
Where: Storm Hall 250
"The biggest problem in conducting a science of human behavior is not selecting the right sample size or making the right measurement. It's doing those things ethically" (Bernard p.22).
Goals and Objectives of course in Oaxaca:
The primary goal of this course is to introduce you to the various methods used in qualitative research design and implementation. We will use the community of Santa María Atzompa as our primary field site. You will be working with me on a larger project unless we have negotiated a separate project through a Special Study 798. While it may be intriguing to begin your own research project while you are in Atzompa, we do not have permission from the University to do so. We can discuss any ideas you have for future research that may benefit from your time in Oaxaca but do not plan on conducting your own research at this time. Secondary goals include the development of skills necessary to move a conceptual plan of interest to a legitimate research project, develop participatory research and writing abilities, and understand and respect the depth and breadth of qualitative research.
