Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach (Volume 5) (Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition, 5)

This is Book 5 of 7 in the Ethnographer's Toolkit, Second Edition. Treating analysis as both a mechanical and a cognitive process, Book 5 begins by describing why analysis and interpretation of data are necessary. In the first two chapters the book points out the importance of beginning ethnographic analysis in the field, during the earliest stages of data collection, and how to move between induction and deduction, the concrete and the abstract, in a process informed by an emerging and increasingly refined conceptual model. The middle section tackles the challenge of transforming huge piles of text, audio, and visual information into an ethnographic whole through generic and specific coding and quantification of qualitative data, using multiple extended examples. Chapters show how to use computers in analysis of qualitative data and ways to integrate the results of quantitative and qualitative data into a comprehensive picture of a complex whole. Chapter 9 presents a rare and comprehensive description of the statistics regularly used by ethnographers to analyze ethnographic surveys. Chapters 10 and 11 show how researchers create and then fine-tune preliminary results into an integrated whole, display them for multiple audiences, and write them up. The final chapter illustrates how ethnographers can share the meaning of results with local communities and constituents and with other professional researchers. Other books in the set: Book 1: Designing and Conducting Ethnographic Research: An Introduction, Second Edition by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul 9780759118690 Book 2: Initiating Ethnographic Research: A Mixed Methods Approach by Stephen L. Schensul, Jean J. Schensul, and Margaret D. LeCompte 9780759122017 Book 3: Essential Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte 9780759122031 Book 4: Specialized Ethnographic Methods: A Mixed Methods Approach edited by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte 9780759122055 Book 6: Ethics in Ethnography: A Mixed Methods Approach by Margaret D. LeCompte and Jean J. Schensul 9780759122093 Book 7: Ethnography in Action: A Mixed Methods Approach by Jean J. Schensul and Margaret D. LeCompte 9780759122116 Treating analysis as both a mechanical and a cognitive process, Book 5 begins by describing why analysis and interpretation of data are necessary. In the first two chapters the book points out the importance of beginning ethnographic analysis in the field, during the earliest stages of data collection, and how to move between induction and deduction, the concrete and the abstract, in a process informed by an emerging and increasingly refined conceptual model. The middle section tackles the challenge of transforming huge piles of text, audio, and visual information into an ethnographic whole through generic and specific coding and quantification of qualitative data, using multiple extended examples. Chapters show how to use computers in analysis of qualitative data and ways to integrate the results of quantitative and qualitative data into a comprehensive picture of a complex whole. Chapter 9 presents a rare and comprehensive description of the statistics regularly used by ethnographers to analyze ethnographic surveys. Chapters 10 and 11 show how researchers create and then fine-tune preliminary results into an integrated whole, display them for multiple audiences, and write them up. The final chapter illustrates how ethnographers can share the meaning of results with local communities and constituents and with other professional researchers. --Publisher website The second edition of die ETHNOGRAPHER'S TOOLKIT is designed with the novice field researcher in mind. In this revised and updated version, the authors of the TOOLKIT take the reader through a series of seven books that spell out the steps involved in doing ethnographic research in community and institutional settings. Using simple, reader-friendly language, the TOOLKIT includes case studies, examples, illustrations, checklists, key points, and additional resources. The TOOLKIT is the perfect starting point for students and faculty in the social sciences, public health, education, environmental studies, allied health, and nursing, who may be new to ethnographic research. It also introduces professionals from diverse fields to the use of observation, assessment, and evaluation for practical ways to improve programs and achieve better service outcomes CONTENTS 6 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES 10 LIST OF EXAMPLES 14 INTRODUCTION 18 1. WHY ARE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION NECESSARY? 22 2, ANALYSIS IN THE FIELD 48 3. TIDYING UP, CATALOGING, AND CREATING DATA INVENTORIES 72 4. RECURSIVITY, INDUCTION, AND DEDUCTION: MOVING BETWEEN LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION 86 5. WAYS TO BEGIN ANALYSIS 100 6. SPECIFIC CODING AND INITIAL QUANTIFICATION 132 7. CODING AND CREATING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CODEBOOKS 158 8. MANAGING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA WITH COMPUTERS 194 9. ANALYZING ETHNOGRAPHICALLY BASED SURVEY DATA 226 10. CREATING PRELIMINARY RESULTS: PUTTING PARTS TOGETHER 266 11. FINE-TUNING RESULTS AND BEGINNING THE WRITE-UP 286 12. CREATING INTERPRETATIONS 322 REFERENCES 336 INDEX 342 ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND ARTISTS 356 Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach,Second Edition, is a comprehensive treatment of analysis strategies used inethnographic research, addressing the "crunching" and manipulation of bothqualitative and quantitative ethnographic data. Analysis and Interpretation of Ethnographic Data: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition, is a comprehensive treatment of analysis strategies used inethnographic research, addressing the "crunching" and manipulation of bothqualitative and quantitative ethnographic data