Fieldwork for Human Geography

by Richard Phillips

• ISBN13: 9780857025876
• ISBN10: 0857025872
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-02
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

This book encourages students to critically engage with the reasons for doing fieldwork and what they can get out, explains methods and contexts, and links the fieldwork with wider academic topics. It looks beyond the contents of research projects and field visits to address the wider experience of fieldwork: working in groups; understanding your ethical position; and opening your eyes, ears and minds to the wider possibilities of your trip. Throughout the book, the authors present first person descriptions of field experiences and predicaments, written by fieldtrip leaders and students from around the world including the U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Singapore, and South Africa.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Fieldwork for Human Geographers

Approaching The Field

Getting the Most out of Fieldwork

Justifying the Cost: Your Degree and Your Job Prospects

Before You Go: Research Design and Preparation

Ethics: Positioning Yourself and Encountering Others

Working in Groups and Travelling Together

Methods and Contexts

Reading the Landscape: Describing and Interpreting Field Sites

Interviewing for Fieldwork

Participant Observation and Participatory Geographies

How to Be an Explorer: Rediscovering Your Curiosity

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