The Routledge handbook of field research

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammett, Daniel

Contributor:

Holmes, Naomi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Fieldwork.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Research--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (899 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of Field Research presents a comprehensive, go-to resource for staff and students in preparing for and thinking about the doing of field research, including both individual fieldwork and group field classes.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of boxes

List of contributors

List of discussants

Acknowledgements

1. Why doing field research well matters

PART I: Shifting Landscapes of Field Research

2. The adventurers' guild

3. Locating and problematizing the 'field' through digital technologies

3a. Reflections from the field: as the water flows - poetic entanglements with digital ethnography

4. The politics of fieldwork and knowledge production: research challenges and risks in Iran, a personal experience

5. Climate change and low-carbon field research

6. Virtual field trips: a valuable tool for supporting in-person fieldwork and on-campus learning

PART II: Developing Inclusive Field Research

7. Inclusive or non-exclusive fieldwork: negotiating the challenges of making fieldwork accessible for all

8. Recognizing and working with intersectionality in field research

9. Inclusive LGBTQ+ fieldwork: advancing spaces of belonging and safety

9a. Reflection from the field: 'belonging' in the field

10. The importance of gender in the field

10a. Reflection from the field: contesting the invisible experiences of women researchers

10b. Reflection from the field: the importance of gender in the field - experiences of a female researcher in Nigeria

11. Developing and delivering anti-racist approaches to field teaching

12. Looking forward: evolution in field safety literacy and application

13. Overcoming dis/ability barriers in field research

13a. Reflection from the field: considering the safety of the researcher within disability studies research

14. Don't forget the snacks: doing field research as a parent

15. The (hidden) costs of field research

PART III: Planning and Preparing Field Research.

16. "Perfect" planning may be impossible… but you can change knowledge production

17. 'Oh you can run this…': training and well-being for field class staff

17a. Reflection from the field: five things I wish I had received training on before supporting field trips as a graduate teaching assistant

17b. Reflection from the field: being trans-friendly - things for fieldtrip leaders to consider

18. Embracing uncertainty: accepting unanticipated challenges in student co-research partnerships between Ireland, Vietnam, and Mozambique

19. Meeting at methods: beyond procedural ethics in field-based research

20. Life savers: ensuring health and safety works for you

21. Ethical considerations of 'whether', 'how', and for 'whom': reflecting on the mistakes, dilemmas, and conflicts in field research

22. Designing and running virtual field trips

23. Know thyself: understanding the role of positionality in field research

24. Being a burden: over-researching and research fatigue

PART IV: Negotiating Field Research in Practice

25. Dynamic ethical 'response-ability' in practice

26. Walking the talk in field research: embracing Fijian values in fieldwork

27. Navigating field research in armed conflict settings

28. Field research in crisis contexts

29. Adapting to risks: abandoning fieldwork, and exploring alternative research approaches and roles

30. The potential of fieldwork under surveillance regimes: the case of Rwanda

31. Digital approaches to facilitate inclusion and accessibility in undergraduate field teaching

32. Fieldwork with 'vulnerable' people

33. Working on a sensitive topic: the case of vaccine hesitancy

34. Navigating positionality in transnational research: the researcher's dilemma of being an insider and outsider.

35. Leveraging translator and interpreter expertise in fieldwork: ethical and practical considerations

36. Supervision and teaching during field classes

37. Creating safe spaces for critical and reflexive field-based learning in a pedagogy of care

38. Fieldwork, mental health, and equity

39. Being there: relationships and reciprocity in research with activist groups

40. Repositioning insider dynamics: critical reflexivity in co-ethnoracial research on 'home turf'

PART V: Field Research Methods in Practice

41. Fieldwork in marginalised geographies of conflict: responding to the unexpected

42. Not quite picture perfect: "moments of difficulty" using participant-drawings in focus group discussions

43. Thinking about methods in practice: participatory and immersive approaches through 'slow' fieldwork

44. Using creative and participatory methods during field research

45. Peer research: insights from the field

46. Exploring the potential for GIS in field research: barriers and realisations Sizakele Matilda Serame, Gbenga Abayomi Afuye, and

PART VI: Legacies and Afterlives of Field Research

47. Tying up loose ends: methodological, ethical, and affective considerations for leaving the field and the empirical value of departure stories

48. Leaving, staying, and returning in fieldwork

49. Navigating power and representation in the sharing of research findings: exploring the scholar-practitioner interface

50. Thinking about audiences: communicating findings to different audiences

51. Assessing field experiences: reflecting on approaches for physical geography

52. Self-reflection: learning from field research and field classes

PART VII: Looking Ahead

53. Sharing lessons learnt

54. The future of field research

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-038365-3

1-003-40490-1

1-04-038368-8

9781003404903

OCLC:

1524423858

Publisher Number:

CIPO000238679