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055 - Presidential Panel. Methodological Disagreements: Comparing the Value of Qualitative Interviews and Participant-Observation
Sat, August 16, 10:30am to 12:10pm, TBASession Submission Type: Invited Session
Abstract
Qualitative researchers disagree, sometimes vigorously, about the ideal method for data collection. In this presidential session, proponents for ethnographic research and in-depth interviewing will present their views. It is guaranteed to be lively.
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Individual Presentations
Should We Believe What People Tell Us? Or Should We Go Look for Ourselves? - Howard S. Becker, Independent Scholar
Talk is Cheap - Shamus Rahman Khan, Columbia University
Taking Talk More Seriously: The Value of Ethnographic Interviewing - Alford A. Young, University of Michigan
The Paradox of Voice: What We Can Do with What People Tell Us - Allison Pugh, University of Virginia