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The Field Guide
2:48 with Tomer SharonBefore you go to the field to observe people, prepare a field guide that will help you focus on your goals and support your data collection.
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A field guide can be a one page document
with a bullet list of things to look for.
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Or a 50 page booklet that facilitates a
more structured note taking.
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It’s pretty much up to you, your
personality and preference.
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I’m more on the open ended side of things.
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I prefer going on field observations
without too much structure around what I
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wanna do and see.
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I create a list of things I need to pay
attention to and look for
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while keeping an open mind about new,
sometimes surprising things that will
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reveal themselves to me during
observation.
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