Abrams claims that ethnographic techniques translate smoothly from the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the modern American family.
A further benefit of using ethnographic techniques emerges through the analysis of how non-governmental organisations understand disability issues.
The data was collected through traditional and ethnographic techniques, such interviews, in loco observation, focus groups, and design charrettes.
During her projects she has pioneered ethnographic techniques such as live fieldnoting, which uses social media tools to share real-time fieldwork data.
Jan Chipchase, who until recently worked for Nokia, uses ethnographic techniques to study the way people use mobile phones, particularly in emerging markets, where the devices make a much bigger difference to people's everyday lives than in the rich world.
He is studying graphical means of representing teenagers' responses to short stories, using ethnographic techniques.
The researchers use ethnographic techniques, asking questions as they naturally occurred in conversations to build rapport with subjects and to increase the depth of information gathered (Emerson 2001).
Her research has focused on work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in urban Brisbane, using ethnographic techniques to document place experiences and attachment, and the importance of housing, place, family and country for urban Indigenous peoples.
The Survey Lab hires, trains and supervises research assistants to carry out systematic observations using taxonomies, standardized rating scales or generalized ethnographic techniques.
That course, combined with the ethnographic techniques I learned through my sociological studies, put me ahead of the curve in terms of understanding the potentially negative outcomes that can occur if we don't take the time to thoroughly study problems from multiple perspectives or to engage community members.
