In the Field

Professor Robert G Burgess (University of Leicester)

• Introduction 1 From Coral Garden to City Street: Field Research ‘Comes Home’ 2 Starting Research and Gaining Access 3 Selection Strategies in Field Research 4 Methods of Field Research 1: Participant Observation 5 Methods of Field Research 2: Interviews as Conversations 6 Methods of Field Research 3: Using Personal Documents 7 Multiple Strategies in Field Research 8 Recording and Analysing Field Data 9 Ethical Problems, Ethical Principles and Field Research Practice 10 Evaluating Field Studies

'This is a classic text on research methods and will be of value to students at postgraduate level.' - T Eadie, Nottingham University