FIELD NOTES 1 Types Jottings transcriptions reports pen

FIELD NOTES (1) Types: [ Jottings; transcriptions; reports; pen portraits; reconstructions of conversations; descriptions of physical settings; reports of events and behaviour; descriptions of researcher’s activities; ongoing notes; logs and diaries; notes on pre‑determined themes; chronologs; discussion data

FIELD NOTES (2) [ [ Timing and focus: Notes made in situ; Expanded notes that are made as soon as possible after the initial observations; Journal notes to record issues, ideas, difficulties etc. that arise during the fieldwork; A developing, tentative running record of ongoing analysis and interpretation.

FIELD NOTES (3) Description [ [ [ [ [ Space: the physical setting; Actors: the people in the situation; Activities: the sets of related acts that are taking place. Objects: the artifacts and physical things that are there; Acts: the specific actions that participants are doing; Events: the sets of activities that are taking place; Time: the sequence of acts, activities and events; Goals: what people are trying to achieve; Feelings: what people feel and how they express this.

FIELD NOTES (4) Reflection: [ Reflections on the descriptions and analyses [ [ [ that have been done; Reflections on the methods used in the observations and data collection and analysis; Ethical issues, tensions, problems and dilemmas; The reactions of the observer to what has been observed and recorded – attitude, emotion, analysis etc. ; Points of clarification that have been and/or need to be made; Possible lines of further inquiry.