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Qualitative interpretive mobile ethnography
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Abstract A growing number of studies use mobile ethnography and mobile devices to collect data, yet studies reveal a lack of coherent definition and inconsistencies in validity criteria. We draw on relevant literature from tourism, health and retail, and connect research designs utilizing mobile ethnographic... view more
A growing number of studies use mobile ethnography and mobile devices to collect data, yet studies reveal a lack of coherent definition and inconsistencies in validity criteria. We draw on relevant literature from tourism, health and retail, and connect research designs utilizing mobile ethnographic methods. We show how these existing studies capture mobilities and social phenomena in boundaryless dynamic settings, allowing researchers to co-create knowledge with their participants. As a result, we offer a framework for mobile ethnography, consisting of four explanatory dimensions: the role of the researcher; focus of research; data collection and tools; and data analysis. Our methodological contribution specifies validity criteria and derives concrete implications for research practices in qualitative interpretive mobile ethnography.... view less
Keywords
ethnography; data capture; qualitative method; data; analysis; validity
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Research Design
Free Keywords
mobile ethnography; interpretive research; qualitative research method; service design; validity criteria
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Journal
Anatolia : an international journal of tourism and hospitality research (2017)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2017.1396482
ISSN
2156-6909
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed