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Informationen zum Autor Department of Biomedical Sciences Klappentext Disasters in Field Research is your guide to what can go wrong while conducting fieldwork-and what you can do to avoid or minimize the impact of unexpected negative events as diverse as ravenous ants, temperamental gear, debilitating illness, and unpredictable politics. Zusammenfassung Disasters in Field Research is your guide to what can go wrong while conducting fieldwork—and what you can do to avoid or minimize the impact of unexpected negative events as diverse as ravenous ants, temperamental gear, debilitating illness, and unpredictable politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Boxes and Figures1-Introduction2-Oh, the Permission, Permits, and Approvals You Will Need: Research PermissionsPermissions to Study the LivingPermission to do Research in Host Country: VisasPermissions from Host Country InstitutionsPermission from the Local CommunityAnd . . . Consent from the Subjects ThemselvesEven Research on Inanimate Objects Requires PermitsPermits, Permits, and More PermitsSuggestions and Strategies3-"And you may ask yourself-Well . . . how did I get here?": Fieldwork LogisticsPermission to Enter the CountryGetting to the Field DestinationLocal TransportMoneyWhere Do You Stay?CommunicationsTransporting Equipment and Data to and from the FieldSuggestions and Strategies4-My Equipment Is Possessed and the Dog Ate My Notebook: Managing Equipment and DataIs the Equipment "Field Friendly"?Recording Data in the FieldGood to Know Before You GoKeeping Everything WorkingSuggestions and Strategies5-Where Have They All Gone?: Participant Recruitment and RetentionSamplingHabituation of Animal SubjectsRecruitment of Human ParticipantsGatekeepersLocal InsightsPolitics and HistoryRetention of SubjectsSuggestions and Strategies6-I'm Not a Witch: Cultural Misunderstandings in the FieldLanguageCultural NormsSuspicions of Outsiders or GovernmentResearch MisunderstandingsSensitive TopicsGender IssuesDiffering Expectations of Researcher and SubjectsAvoiding Cultural MishapsSuggestions and Strategies7-I'm in the Middle of a War Zone: Safety and SecurityThe Fluid Nature of RiskTheft and Interpersonal ViolenceFieldwork in Conflict Zones and Other Dangerous PlacesPerceptions and SuspicionsWhy Work in Dangerous Places?Suggestions and Strategies8-What Do I Do When Struck by Lightning? Maintaining Health in the FieldWhy Be Concerned about Your Health?Travelers' DiarrheaFebrile IllnessVector-Borne InfectionsOther Infectious DiseasesThe ExoticsSkin ProblemsHealth Risks: Large FaunaHealth Risks: Human-Induced Accidents/InjuriesHealth Risks: EnvironmentalMental Health in the FieldThe Problems You Bring with YouSuggestions and Strategies9-Is Fieldwork for Me?: Assessing Your Inclination for FieldworkAn Interest in Travel and AdventureGritTolerance of AmbiguityBeing OK with Being AwayAbility to Accept the Way Things AreFamilyIntellectual Challenges and SatisfactionsCamping-Literally and FigurativelyFoodGoing Alone or Taking a TeamHow Long Do I Keep Working?Suggestions and StrategiesIndexAbout the Authors...
