@article{41a8a1578eff46b6b87c1d0ba5d30cf1,
title = "Data Collection in Cross-cultural Ethnographic Research",
abstract = "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.",
author = "Amber Wutich and Alexandra Slade",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: A significant award through the President{\textquoteright}s Strategic Initiative Fund at Arizona State University for 2006–2011 supported much of our initial refinement of approaches for comparative data collection through the Late Lessons from Early History study. Our work was also supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (under BCS-1759972: RCN Building a Community of Practice for Household Water Insecurity Research, DEB-1637590: Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-term Ecological Research Program [CAP LTER], and SES-1462086: DMUU DCDC III: Transformational Solutions for Urban Water Sustainability Transitions in the Colorado River Basin); UK Aid{\textquoteright}s Competitive Research Grants to Develop Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA Grants), and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust in supporting the Mayo Clinic ASU Obesity Solutions initiative. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2019.",
year = "2019",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/1525822X19837397",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "31",
pages = "181--189",
journal = "Field Methods",
issn = "1525-822X",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "2",
}