Kyle Ingraham Soc-120-02 April 13‚ 2012 Project 2: Cultural Observation Culture is the sum total of learned beliefs‚ values‚ and customs in which a people of a particular society live. Culture is dynamic and always changing but retains patterns that form its basic infrastructure. Many aspects of a people’s society make up one’s culture including religion‚ economy‚ language‚ politics‚ etc. Cultures are not finite and in many instances have there own number of sub cultures within them. This
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Focus Groups Focus groups are one of many methods utilized by researchers to gather qualitative data. This method consists in simultaneously interviewing a group of people‚ usually 6-8‚ in the same location with a shared factor (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000). They are also a powerful tool to assess services or examine new ideas (Krueger& Casey‚ 2000; McNamara‚ n.d.). Focus groups are an ideal data gathering method for researchers because they allow them to learn the social norms of the community or subgroup
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First exercise - Passive Observation – in groups - submit by Sept 12th Passive Observation - Observation in a Public Place Go to a public setting and carry out a one-hour observation. Choose a place you think will be fun and interesting. Observe and record movements‚ interactions‚ sights‚ sounds‚ spatial arrangements‚ and anything else that strikes you. Be an observer only -- it should be the sort of place where you can sit and take notes without bothering anyone. Examples of this sort of place
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Properly conducted classroom observation is a powerful tool in the continuing professional development of teachers. The revised performance management arrangement for teachers‚ which came into force on 1 September‚ 2007‚ clearly set the expectation that classroom observations are to be developmental in nature and multi-purpose in usage. The Education ( School Teacher Performance Management) Regulations 2006 state that the total period of classroom observation allowed per performance management cycle
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ethnographic research. These field methods can include participant observation‚ informal interviews‚ use of key informants‚ and the genealogical method. The purpose of this paper is to analyze four ethnographic studies‚ and the methodologies the anthropologists used to complete their study. Participant observation is what cultural anthropology is founded on. "The anthropologist in the field situation strives to achieve the role of participant observer. The ideal role is to participate in the society
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and what will happen next. We don’t take the time to look around and try to make sense of the things we see. We need to slow things down‚ just watch‚ and then think of why we do the things we do or why we interact in the ways we do. As I did my observation‚ my goal was to see how individuals interacted with others through the use of their space. The main entrance has a ramp and two newspaper dispensers outside; a Christmas tree is in a window. There is a main dining area to the left and a larger
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social research • Interested in how people respond to each other’s view (Basch‚ 1987; Lengua et al.‚ 1992) Conducting focus groups Recording and transcription How many groups? Size of groups Level of moderator involvement Selecting participants Asking question Conducting focus groups Recording and transcription • Important for qualitative research • Unable to ask the respondent to hold on • Possible to study the whole process • Interested in who expresses views; and how they say
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while being more time consuming than some secondary research. One advantage of primary methodologies is the amount of information you can access from people. Some methodologies‚ like surveys‚ can generate qualitative data from a large number of participants easily. A survey‚ which is a ‘systematic snapshot used to infer for a larger whole’ ‚ are easy to administer‚ are simply created‚ are cost effective and efficient in collecting information from a large number of respondents . Researchers can reach
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the goal or purpose behind the proposed research? What type of interview structure would be asked? Why? What are some questions that would be asked? Why? What are some distinct advantages of a qualitative data gathering strategy‚ such as participant observation‚ over more quantitative approaches? When conducting survey research‚ how important is informed consent and confidentiality? Police offices play a vital role in society‚ ranges from general‚ daily‚ proactive patrol activities to specific criminal
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subjects are researched this way the form is typically less structured. It is not laboratory based and subjects are more comfortable in areas they are already familiar with. Ethnography relies on participation as well as observation by researchers. In this method called participant-observation‚ researchers must be able to participate in an activity and understand the perspective of the individuals being studied as well as observe the subjects to be able to describe them to those not a part of the group being
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