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Let them feed him biscuits: doing fieldwork in Fiji with the Family

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posted on 2023-05-18, 15:25 authored by Johnston, I
Embarking on fieldwork in a country and culture that is foreign to oneself will always present challenges alongside the wonderful learning opportunities. Bringing the family along for the ride increases both sides of that equation. This narrative article reflects on the experiences of staying on a remote island in Fiji for social science fieldwork. It looks at the issue of cross-cultural research, and the impacts of the presence of the researcher's family. There are many issues to consider, and changes from what may be a usual research practice, and the presence of the family impacts upon every stage of the research.

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Publication title

Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung

Volume

16

Article number

17

Number

17

Pagination

1-13

ISSN

1438-5627

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Freie Universitaet Berlin * Institut fuer Qualitative Forschung

Place of publication

Berlin

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Copyright 2015 The Author Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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