Doing Fieldwork

"This is not yet another step-by-step guide to research methods. Rather, Pole andHillyard draw the reader into fieldwork as a form of living and lived research. They take key threads of research practices and processes and weave them into a holistic approach to fieldwork. Doing Fieldwork is a must read for new researchers planning a journey into the immersion of 'being there' that is field work."
- Professor Garry Marvin, University of Roehampton

Fieldwork is central to Sociology, but guides to it often treat the real questions invisibly or over-load the reader with micro-details. This refreshing, authoritative volume, written by two experienced, highly respected fieldworkers, provides a one-stop, engaging guide.The book:

• Clearly explains fieldwork methods
• Shows how to locate a field and map it
• Covers common problem areas and ethical considerations
• Provides a ready reckoner of time management issues
• Helps with analysis of findings.

Doing Fieldworkis an invaluable teaching and research resource.It should bein every student's backpack and part ofevery researcher's tool kit.

Professor Chris Pole is Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Brighton.His long-standing research interests are in social research methodology, especially Ethnography and in the Sociology of Education and Childhood.

Dr Sam Hillyard is a Reader in Sociology at Durham University. Her research interests are in qualitative research methods, interactionist social theory and rural studies.