Introduction: Practical Guidance from an Experienced Researcher Part I: Designing Your Research Strategy 1. The Right Research Strategy: Different Approaches to Fieldwork 2. Research Design: Sites, Sources, Methods, Internal Review Boards 3. Funding: Fellowships, Grants, Contracts, Volunteer Work Part II: Preparing for the Field 4. Research Logistics: Field Plan, Travel, Equipment 5. Health and Safety: Self-Preservation and Self-Defense Part III: Working in the Field 6. Access: Contacts, Interpreters, Subjects 7. Engagement: Interviews and Casual Conversations 8.

Participant-Observation: Sites, Jobs, Volunteer Work 9. Additional Sources: Artifacts, Documents, Digital Media 10. Departure: Leaving the Field and Returning Home Part IV: Analyzing Your Data and Writing Your Report 11. Evidence: Assessment, Analysis, Documentation 12. Writing and Publishing: From Researcher to Author Conclusion: No One Best Way, Only a Messy Way.