Qualitative Research (in Emergency Management) EM864

READINGS

Week 7 Observation
Types of Observation
Methods and Problesm

• Merriam, Chapter 6 Being a Careful Observer
• “Module 2—Participant Observation” pg. 13-29 in Mack, Natash; Woodsong, Cynthia; MacQueen, Kathleen M.; Guest, Greg; Namey, Emily, Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide, Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, 2005, 0-939704-98-6, http://www.fhi360.org/nr/rdonlyres/emgox4xpcoyrysqspsgy5ww6mq7v4e44etd6toiejyxalhbmk5sdnef7fqlr3q6hlwa2ttj5524xbn/datacollectorguideenrh.pdf
• Mays, Nicholas; Pope, Catherine; “Qualitative Research: Observational Methods in Health Care Settings” British Medical Journal 311 (6998, July 15, 1995) 182-184. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2550229/pdf/bmj00601-0048.pdf
• Parkes, Eleanor, “‘Wait! I’m Not a Journalist’: Conducting Qualittive Field Research in Post-Disaster Situations” Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 7 (2, 2011) 30-45.
• Stratton, Samuel J. “Use of Structured Observational Methods in Disaster Research: ‘Recurrent Medical Response Problems in Five Recent Disasters in the Netherlands’” Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 25 (2, March-April 2010) 137-138.
• Rodriguez, Havidan; Wachtendorf, Tricia; Kendra, James; Trainor, Joseph; “A Snapshot of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Societal Impacts and Consequences” Disaster Prevention Magazine 15 (1, 2006): 163-177.
  
  Optional Readings:
  
  
• Ainuddin, Syed; Routray, Jayant Kumar; “Institutional Framework, Key Stakeholders and Community Preparedness for Earthquake Induced Disaster Management in Balochistan” Disaster Prevention and Management 21 (1, 2012) 22-36.