dc.contributor.author |
Chughtai, Hameed |
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dc.contributor.author |
Myers, Michael |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-10-16T02:56:36Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-11 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Information Systems Journal 27(6):795-817 Nov 2017 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1350-1917 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/36086 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The concept of ‘the field’ is significant in ethnographic research as well as qualitative research methods more generally. However, how a field researcher enters the field is usually taken for granted after gaining access to the field. We suggest that entrance is a distinct phase of fieldwork that differs from negotiating access. Entrance is not a trivial event; rather, it is a rite of passage into a complex practice world and marks a critical field moment. Drawing on our ethnography and insights from hermeneutics and anthropology, we show that a practical understanding of the field represents a fusion of horizons where a fieldworker is thrown. The concept of thrownness highlights the fact that the fieldworkers' own historicity and prejudices affect their entrance into the field; hence, entrance into the field orientates an ethnographer in the field and influences the entire period of fieldwork that follows. Our theorizing is intended as a contribution towards advancing the discussion of qualitative research methods. |
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dc.publisher |
Wiley |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Information Systems Journal |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Entering the field in qualitative field research: a rite of passage into a complex practice world |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1111/isj.12124 |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
795 |
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pubs.volume |
27 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Wiley |
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pubs.end-page |
817 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
542427 |
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pubs.org-id |
Business and Economics |
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pubs.org-id |
Info Systems & Operations Mgmt |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1365-2575 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-10-16 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2016-09-22 |
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