The Field Researcher Should NOT

The field researcher should NOT

A) wait at least a week after leaving the field before writing down any notes. This way the important things can be determined.
B) expect a great deal of time and self-discipline to maintain good quality field notes.
C) place a running description of events, people, and conversation in direct observation field notes.
D) keep observations in the field notes concrete. Describe specific behaviors and restate specific conversations verbatim if possible.
E) keep a section of field notes for analytic ideas, hypotheses, or her emotional state while in the field.