Define the role of field notes in participant observation. Write a brief essay reviewing the central guidelines for constructing field notes
What will be an ideal response?
Essays should define field notes as the "raw data" of participant observation – it is a detailed record of the ethnographer’s observations throughout her time in the field. Essays should then summarize and reflect on the guidelines presented on pages 314-317 of the text.
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