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Ethnography at its heart seeks to elucidate participants’ voices and to represent their world as authentically as possible. Recently, researchers have accepted that the notion of pure objectivity is a myth and that at least some representations of the self will be present regardless of one’s intentions. Traditionally, ethnographic research has focused heavily on researchers’ observations coupled with interview data.
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Torok, R. (2014). Using a Visual Method of Ethno-Symbology to Elucidate Participant Voice. In: Midgley, W., Davies, A., Oliver, M.E., Danaher, P.A. (eds) Echoes. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-491-8_15
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