From desktop to field : designing and executing research methods to investigate the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa / Sabine Iva Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Sabine Iva, author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods. Cases.

SAGE Research Methods. Cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Ebola virus disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.

Summary:

Conducting field research can be an exciting and challenging endeavor, especially in an environment that has different infrastructures, resources, norms, and behaviors. The data extracted can provide groundbreaking and invaluable insight to enrich the debate surrounding a case or event. However, early-career researchers may have difficulties moving from design of the framework of their case to executing investigation methods in the field. The steps and methods involved, including gaining access, sampling methods, interview techniques, and ethics clearance, can be confusing for students undertaking their first research project. This case study reflects on designing a comparative case study using qualitative methodology in the field. It explores the motivation for wanting to choose case study research, advantages of case studies to research, and a reflective guide on designing a research project and bringing it to life. Some of the methods discussed revolve around access, sampling, and interviewing, and most researchers will face challenges about how to address complications that may arise and which tools to use to address them. My concerns of some of these challenges were initially unnerving; however, through preparation and the support of field supervision, I was able to learn, grow, and apply techniques to deliver quality research. More fieldwork using a qualitative methodology is needed in political economic, development, and area studies, and while this can be time-consuming and challenging, the results are indispensable to ever-growing quest for knowledge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5264-6669-4

9781526466693

OCLC:

1084514292