Let them Feed him Biscuits: Doing Fieldwork in Fiji with the Family

Authors

  • Ingrid Johnston University of Tasmania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-16.1.2220

Keywords:

fieldwork, family, reflexivity, cross-cultural, remote island, Pacific

Abstract

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.

URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs1501170

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Author Biography

Ingrid Johnston, University of Tasmania

Ingrid JOHNSTON is a PhD Candidate at the School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia. She is conducting research on the adaptation to climate change, of responses to natural disasters on remote islands in the Pacific.

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Published

2015-01-27

How to Cite

Johnston, I. (2015). Let them Feed him Biscuits: Doing Fieldwork in Fiji with the Family. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-16.1.2220

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Single Contributions

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Copyright (c) 2015 Ingrid Johnston

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