Collaborative Ethnographic Assessment

An Anthropological Rubric for a Community Ecosystem

Bibliographic Data

ID13017682
AuthorsEric Haanstad (University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Eric James Haanstad
Year2020
Volume9
Issue2
Pages1-8
Publication date2020-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2053-9843 • E-ISSN: 2053-9843
PublisherNomadIT (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22582/ta.v9i2.528
OpenAlexW3019053620
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

The ethnographic team of a community-based engineering project in South Bend, Indiana, continues to create modes of anthropological assessment while conducting collaborative research. The Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem (BCe2) is a National Science Foundation-funded project designed to restore and enhance a vital but polluted St. Joseph River tributary by linking the efforts of local community groups, schools, and universities in a revitalizing small city. This paper describes the impetus and creation of an ethnographic rubric for assessing community-based anthropological research towards potential replication in future collaborations. Based on a modification of Rapid Ethnographic Assessment (REA), used widely in environmental, medical, military, and other research applications, this paper offers an REA modification called Collaborative Ethnographic Assessment (CEA)

Engineering ethics · Ethnography · Pedagogy · Rubric · Sociology · Anthropology · Engineering · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access