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Category Archives: Research assistance
May 23 2016
Flexibility in the field: Reflections on letting go of expectations and learning to work with unofficial research support
2 CommentsI planned to conduct fieldwork in rural China with the help of research assistants. I knew I needed advice and translation and hoped that I would find partners and friends to go into the field with me, as I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2016
Tagged with: China, Guizhou, research assistance, research support