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Elites, Bureaucrats, Ostriches, and Pussycats: Managing Research in Policy Settings
Author(s) -
Marshall Catherine
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1984.15.3.05x1571k
Subject(s) - reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , sociology , field (mathematics) , public relations , power (physics) , field research , public administration , social science , political science , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Field research conducted by female researchers in policy settings requires special attention to access, entrée, reciprocity, and ethics. A researcher must manage information about informal coalitions or networks of influence and power, the posturing and manipulation in policy games, and the special norms and traditions in policy settings. The author proposes ways to manage role, entrée and access, data gathering, reciprocity, ethics, and reporting in policy settings, issues that must be managed differently at different stages in the research. The author also raises the issue of male‐female dynamics in field research, suggesting appropriate roles for female researchers in policy settings.