Can Insider Be Outsider? Doing an Ethnographic Research in a Familiar Setting

Autor/in	Gelir, Iskender
Titel	Can Insider Be Outsider? Doing an Ethnographic Research in a Familiar Setting
Quelle	In: Ethnography and Education, 16 (2021) 2, S.226-242 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gelir, Iskender)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745 -7823
DOI	10.1080/17457823.2021.1905535
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Ethnography; Researchers; Educational Research; Familiarity; Research Methodology; Preschools; Background; Sex Role; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnografie; Researcher; Forscher; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Hintergrundinformation; Geschlechterrolle; Türkei
Abstract	This paper discusses advantages and disadvantages of being a researcher in a familiar setting. This study was conducted in a nursery in Turkey. In ethnographic research, conducting research in a familiar setting plays an important role in collecting and analysing data. Familiarisation with participants and settings is associated with 'insiderness' that a researcher shares the same language and culture with participants. The concept of positionality will be used to discuss the researcher's positionalities during the fieldwork. There has been a discussion about the role of familiarisation in conducting ethnographic studies and insider/outsider dichotomy. This study argues that the research process is not unproblematic for an insider researcher. It also indicates that there are advantages (e.g. ethnicity and former teacher) and disadvantages (being a male researcher) of being an insider in a familiar setting. The study highlights that the researcher made the arrangements to overcome challenges resulted from the researcher's gender. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01