Work Book for Descritive Observation of Social Setting

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Workbook for Descriptive Observations of Social Settings Ethnographically Informed Community and Cultural Assessment Research Systems (EICCARS) Workbooks Workbook for Descriptive Observations of Social Settings, Acts, Activities & Events By Tony L. Whitehead, Ph.D., MS.Hyg., Professor of Anthropology and Director, CuSAG, University of Maryland College Park July 17, 2006. © The property of Tony L. Whitehead. If quoted, please cite. Do not duplicate or distribute without the permission of Dr. Whitehead at twhitehe@anth.umd.edu, or 703620-0515 1 Workbook for Descriptive Observations of Social Settings Background: Introduction to the EICCARS and the CEHC This workbook is a component of the Ethnographically Informed Community and Cultural Assessment Systems, (the EICCARS—A Glossary of Abbreviations is found at the end of this document), a subsystem of the Cultural Ecology of Health and Change (the CEHC, pronounced "Check"). The CEHC is a system that I developed to facilitate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community based initiatives (CBIs). The CEHC consists of four subsystems: (1) The Ethnographically Informed Community and Cultural Assessment Research Systems (EICCARS) (2) The CEHC System in Project Design and Implementation Plan (PDIP). (3) The CEHC Project Implementation Programs (PIPs); and (4) Ethnographic Assessment & Evaluation Systems (EAES)1 The EICCARS is the CEHC subsystem for collecting data to inform the development and implementation of effective, or culturally and community appropriate CBIs. The various methods used in carrying an EICCARS research effort are: (1) Selecting Social or Community Profiles; (2) The Analysis of Pertinent Documents, Archives, Statistical, and other Secondary Data; (3) Instrument Design for Primary Data Collection; (4) Descriptive Observations of Social Settings, Acts, Activities, and Events; (5) Key Social
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