Elites, Bureaucrats, Ostriches, and Pussycats

Managing Research in Policy Settings

Bibliographic Data

ID2470034
AuthorsCatherine Marshall (0000-0002-9762-7330, California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume15
Issue3
Pages235-251
Publication date1984-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology & Education Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0161-7761 • E-ISSN: 1548-1492
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/aeq.1984.15.3.05x1571k
OpenAlexW2045180068
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited15

Field research conducted by female researchers in policy settings requires special attention to access, entrée, reciprocity, and ethics. A researcher must manage information about informal coalitions or networks of influence and power, the posturing and manipulation in policy games, and the special norms and traditions in policy settings. The author proposes ways to manage role, entrée and access, data gathering, reciprocity, ethics, and reporting in policy settings, issues that must be managed differently at different stages in the research. The author also raises the issue of male-female dynamics in field research, suggesting appropriate roles for female researchers in policy settings

Field research · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Public Administration

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