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Caine, Ken., Maclean Davison, Colleen. and Stewart, Emma J.. "Preliminary field research in Canada's North: Methodological observations, alchemy and anxieties in social scientific research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Marriott Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, Aug 02, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p185285_index.html>

Caine, K. J., Maclean Davison, C. and Stewart, E. , 2007-08-02 "Preliminary field research in Canada's North: Methodological observations, alchemy and anxieties in social scientific research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Marriott Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p185285_index.html

Publication Type: Abstract Abstract: The Canadian North is a region of social, economic and environmental change and uncertainty due to extensive natural resource exploration and development within a changing political landscape of Aboriginal land claims and self-government. Similarly, social scientific research is undergoing change as more active and groundwork-laying methods are required to keep pace with rural realities. Based on experiences arising from our doctoral field research projects in five communities in Northwest Territories, Manitoba and Nunavut, we explore preliminary field research (PFR) as a strategy for enhancing the level and effectiveness of rural community engagement in research. We argue that PFR within rural social scientific research is a much-neglected methodological topic and unemployed method, and increased application of PFR will improve research relationships, results, and application to the betterment of rural people’s lives. We examine the enabling factors, potential barriers, relational ethics, and the importance- and types-of researcher values in PFR. Increased use of this method will contribute to advancement and efficiency in social science research, improved community relations, and enhanced understanding of the research and issues by rural communities.

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