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This collection of field research narratives acknowledges the unpredictability of managing a project and illustrates real-world problems and solutions. Each chapter has practical import for the researcher, ties together extant literature, and illustrates the issues with concrete examples from the authors' own experience.
Contributors; 1 Balancing Science and Services: The Challenges and Rewards of Field Research; 2 Developing Questions when the Perfect Instrument Is Not Available; 3 Hiring, Training, and Retaining Research Staff and Interviewers; 4 Managing the Data from Survey Development through Archiving; 5 Data Preparation and Data Standards: The Devil Is in the Details; 6 Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Disparities: Ethical Dilemmas, Legal Issues, and IRB Requirements; 7 Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams and Using Consultants.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2009