Practicing Anthropology in a Postmodern World: Lessons and Insights from Federal Contract Research

ISBN-13: 9780913167816 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 92 str.

Michael C. Reed

Opis

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.

• peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
• dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods
• most editions available for course adoption

Spis treści

Introduction (Michael C. Reed National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 1 10).

Nine Contemporary Anthropological Work Roles (Michael C. Reed National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 11 28).

"That Is Not My Role, Really": Hazards in Entering the Field and Developing a Role in Contract Research (Margaret McKenna National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 29 40).

What Can Anthropologists Offer Ethnographic Program Evaluation? (Assistant Professor Linda A. Camino National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 41 57).

"If a Dog Has Teeth, It Bites": The Impact of Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives in Contract Research (Gladys Levis–Pilz National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 58 68).

Political Correctness: Issues for Native and Nonnative Evaluators (Associate Professor Arvilla Payne–Jackson , Assistant Professor Joanne Corsica National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 69 81).

Commentary: Three Key Issues for Elaboration (Phillip R. Herr National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 82 85).

Commentary: The Postmodern Link between Academia and Practice (Michael Agar National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 86 90).

About the Contributors (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1997, Vol. 17, No. 1: 91 92).

O autorze

Volume Editor: Michael C. Reed

General Editors: Pamela Amoss and Ralph J. Bishop

Michael C. Reed is a practicing anthropologist who has worked since 1992 for CSR Incorporated, a Washington, DC, research and evaluation firm. He received his PhD in sociocultural anthropology in 1988 (University of Washington), following 15 months of Fulbright fellowship–funded fieldwork in francophone Africa. His dissertation was titled An Ethnohistorical Study of the Political Economy of Ndjole′, Gabon. Since 1990, Reed has evaluated several U.S. programs, such as youth substance abuse prevention (South Bronx, NY; Detroit; Philadelphia; West Dallas, TX; and Gallup, NM), school–age child care (Boston, Chicago, Seattle), secondary education (Bowling Green, KY; Huntington, WV), and community development corporations (Chicago). He reviews articles for the American Evaluation Association journal Evaluation Practice.

Blurb

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem–solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods.