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Methods and Techniques Used to Collect Ethnobiological Data

2013; Humana Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-1-4614-8636-7_2

1949-2456

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Marcelo Alves Ramos, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena, Nélson Leal Alencar,

Evaluation and Performance Assessment

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the methods and techniques most widely used to elicit information from informants or interviewees, many of which are derived from anthropology. We will thoroughly describe such methods and critically appraise their advantages and limitations based on our personal experience and the published literature. Interviews are the main tool that researchers have to elicit information from study populations. Many techniques are available to conduct interviews, ranging from individual approaches to research conducted with groups of people.