Social sciences Fieldwork (Topical Term)
- Earlier heading: Social sciences Field work
- Broader heading: Social sciences Methodology
Am. heritage dict. (fieldwork: work done in the field as opposed to that done in a controlled environment; the collection of sociological or anthropological data in the field)
Nachnias, C.F. Research methods in the social sciences, 1996: p. 281 (field research; sociological fieldwork)
Thes. of sociological indexing terms (Fieldwork. Scope note: Empirical research involving the direct observation of subjects in their natural environment, rather than under laboratory or classroom conditions. Formerly (1982-1985) Field Work/Field Workers)