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field work

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Meaning #1: an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters


 
 
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This article is about the scientific method. For the military term, see Field fortifications under Fortification.

Field work is a general descriptive term for the collection of raw data. The term is mainly used in the natural and social sciences studies, such as in biology, ecology, environmental science, geology, geography, geophysics, paleontology, archaeology, anthropology, ethnomusicology, linguistics, and sociology, although it is also used in other subjects, such as in auditing. It is more technically known to scientific methodologists as field research.

Field work, which is conducted in situ, can be contrasted with laboratory or experimental research which is conducted in a quasi-controlled environment. In survey research, field work refers to face-to-face or telephone interviewing.

The interviewing or observation of people to learn their languages , their folklore, and their social structures constitutes field work. Especially when humans themselves are the subject of study, protocols must be devised to reduce the risk of observer bias and the acquisition of too theoretical or idealized explanations of the actual workings of a culture.

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  • Fieldworks: a suite of software tools to assist with the management of language and anthropological data, with support for complex scripts.

 
 

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