Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher
The increased use of ethnography in health science research warrants an in-depth examination of the experiential account of ethnographic data collection. Using OBERG's classic definition of "culture shock" as a framework, I share my experience as a novice researcher conducting fieldwo...
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| description | The increased use of ethnography in health science research warrants an in-depth examination of the experiential account of ethnographic data collection. Using OBERG's classic definition of "culture shock" as a framework, I share my experience as a novice researcher conducting fieldwork as part of an institutional ethnography on workplace mental health. I draw attention to the typically unspoken aspects of ethnography throughout this account by providing insights on role contradictions, in addition to ethical, emotional, and practical issues that are not readily addressed in traditional methodological descriptions of ethnography. I conclude with a variety of strategies for the novice health science researcher to effectively negotiate some of the typical dilemmas experienced in this type of research.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6de8fff7c6a4561b4c4e6ed51ba91452022-12-22T00:36:49ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272015-03-011621700Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science ResearcherCindy K. Malachowski0University of TorontoThe increased use of ethnography in health science research warrants an in-depth examination of the experiential account of ethnographic data collection. Using OBERG's classic definition of "culture shock" as a framework, I share my experience as a novice researcher conducting fieldwork as part of an institutional ethnography on workplace mental health. I draw attention to the typically unspoken aspects of ethnography throughout this account by providing insights on role contradictions, in addition to ethical, emotional, and practical issues that are not readily addressed in traditional methodological descriptions of ethnography. I conclude with a variety of strategies for the novice health science researcher to effectively negotiate some of the typical dilemmas experienced in this type of research. URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs150298http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2268Culture shock, fieldwork, ethnography, student researcher, health science research |
| spellingShingle | Cindy K. Malachowski Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher Forum: Qualitative Social Research Culture shock, fieldwork, ethnography, student researcher, health science research |
| title | Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher |
| title_full | Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher |
| title_fullStr | Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher |
| title_short | Organizational Culture Shock: Ethnographic Fieldwork Strategies for the Novice Health Science Researcher |
| title_sort | organizational culture shock ethnographic fieldwork strategies for the novice health science researcher |
| topic | Culture shock, fieldwork, ethnography, student researcher, health science research |
| url | http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2268 |
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