Data Collection in Cross-cultural Ethnographic Research

Amber Wutich; Alexandra Slade

doi:10.1177/1525822X19837397

Data Collection in Cross-cultural Ethnographic Research

Amber Wutich, Alexandra Slade

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Collecting data for cross-cultural research is time consuming and expensive. We report on techniques for efficient and effective cross-cultural data collection, drawn from 18 cross-cultural studies we conducted in 22 countries. We discuss research design, site selection and collaboration building, ethical review, cross-site protocol design, data collection pitfalls, and data quality checks.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-189
Number of pages	9
Journal	Field Methods
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X19837397
State	Published - May 1 2019

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