The aim of this two-day online training course is to introduce participants to the practice and ethics of ethnographic research. Through a mix of plenary sessions, group and independent work, participants will learn the basic principles of participant observation and research design, as well as the foundations of ethical ethnographic research. The course will also examine the ways in which other qualitative and creative methods of data collection may be productively integrated in ethnographic research.
The course covers:
Research design
Qualitative methods in ethnographic research
Access and power
Research ethics in participant observation
By the end of the course participants will:
Understand the epistemological foundations of ethnographic research
Have a solid understanding of ethnographic research in action
Be able to design and conduct research integrating qualitative and ethnographic research methods
Be able to conduct ethical ethnographic research
The course is suitable for any professional researchers interested in learning more about using ethnographic methods – whether within or outside academia (private sector, government researchers, etc.).
The course is likewise suitable for postgraduate students in any social science (human geography, sociology, business school, political sciences, area studies, education, etc.) with prior knowledge of any qualitative research methods, but not necessarily of ethnography.
Some prior training in qualitative research methods, broadly defined – regardless of whether that includes ethnographic methods specifically.
Course Code
NCRMCER
Course Leader
Dr Alice Stefanelli
Course Description
Programme
Day 1
Morning session:
• 09:30-09:45 Introduction to the course
• 09:45-10:45 Plenary – The Practice of Ethnography
• 10:45-11:00 Break
• 11:00-12:00 Group work followed by class discussion
Afternoon session:
• 12:45-13:45 Plenary - Qualitative methods in ethnographic practice
• 13:45-14:00 Break
• 14:00-15:15 Practical exercise followed by class discussion
Day 2
Morning session:
• 09:30-10:45 Plenary - Research ethics in ethnography
• 10:45-11:00 Break
• 11:00-12:00 Group work followed by class discussion
Afternoon session:
• 12:45-1:345 Plenary – Writing ethnography
• 13:45-14:00 Break
• 14:00-15:00 Practical exercise, followed by class discussion