chapter 1 Introduction (LeCompte and Schensul) chapter 2 1. RESEARCHER ROLES (LeCompte) Introduction chapter 3 The Embedded Contexts and Multiple Roles of Ethnographic Work chapter 4 The Stereotype of Scientific Neutrality chapter 5 Creating Cover Stories chapter 6 Coping with Reactions in the Field: Personal, Physical and Background Characteristics of the Ethnographer chapter 7 Coping with Associations in the Field: Affiliations, Sponsorships and Friends chapter 8 Formal and Semi-formal Responsibilities: Institutional Review Boards, Contracts and Good Manners chapter 9 The Role of Reflection in Ethnographic Work chapter 10 2. BUILDING RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS (Schensul, Weeks, Singer) Introduction chapter 11 Types of Ethnographic Research Partnerships chapter 12 Building Ethnographic Research Teams chapter 13 Building Interdisciplinary Research Partnerships chapter 14 Building Action Research Partnerships with Non-Researchers chapter 15 Ethnographers as Partners in Intervention Studies chapter 16 Summary and Conclusions chapter 17 About the Authors, Artists and Editors chapter 18 Index