Focused Ethnographies: Their Use in Qualitative Health Research
Location
Room #2078
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
January 2014
Abstract
Focused ethnographies can have meaningful application in primary, community, or hospital healthcare. They can be pragmatic and efficient ways to investigate specific phenomena important to individual clinicians or clinical specialities. While many examples of focused ethnographies are published, there is limited availability of guidance documents for conducting this research. This paper defines focused ethnographies, locates them within the ethnographic genre, justifies their use in healthcare research, and outlines the methodological processes.
Focused Ethnographies: Their Use in Qualitative Health Research
Room #2078
Focused ethnographies can have meaningful application in primary, community, or hospital healthcare. They can be pragmatic and efficient ways to investigate specific phenomena important to individual clinicians or clinical specialities. While many examples of focused ethnographies are published, there is limited availability of guidance documents for conducting this research. This paper defines focused ethnographies, locates them within the ethnographic genre, justifies their use in healthcare research, and outlines the methodological processes.
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