HOD 3450 Ethnographic Research Methods in Communities
Description:
Through empirical data collection on human behavior in communities, ethnography and other qualitative research methods build hypotheses and theory grounded in the values, organization, knowledge, and aspirations of different communities. This course introduces and explores the tools and techniques of ethnography and their uses in (1) research problem conceptualization, delineation of assumptions, and generation of culturally competent hypotheses and (2) identification and construction of data sets, field research to collect data, and theory building and practical application derived from data analysis. The course is explicitly interdisciplinary drawing upon ethnographic work of anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists and political scientists. (3) Partridge.