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Gergely Fliegauf replied to Paola Baldo's discussion 'Question on methods of taking qualitative fieldnotes' in the group PhD students in Criminology

"Hi Paola, I am at the end of my PhD studies, and I wrote my thesis on prisons. I work by the Hungarian Prison Service since 20 years and I observed at least 100 field studies, and hopefully I have also some field experience since I worked in…"

May 13, 2011

Fabio replied to Paola Baldo's discussion 'Question on methods of taking qualitative fieldnotes' in the group PhD students in Criminology

"Hi Paola, interesting question! I am probably in a similar situation: I will carry out a first participant observation before starting (and to inform) the actual research I will undertake later on in a prison. The issue about using or not the notes…"

May 13, 2011

Paola Baldo added a discussion to the group PhD students in Criminology

Question on methods of taking qualitative fieldnotes

Hello all! I have asked this question to professors and colleagues alike, but I've received answers from the entire spectrum. Here for a little perspective... I am a new PhD student, so I have not yet started data collection. My chosen field is in corrections and we all know that various Department of Corrections are extremely hard to gain access to, especially when you're there under the guise of "research." I do go on facility tours regularly so I have gained a little bit of insight simply…See More

May 12, 2011

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