Mini Ethnography Proposal
What to look for
Action-based Cues: Haptics Proxemics Vocalics Kinesics (including posture) Facial expressions Silence
Actionless Cues: Environment Artifacts Chronemics Physical appearance
Take notes on:
– Common behaviors
– Uncommon behaviors
– Trends that most of the group do
– Rules that the group follo0ws (spoken or unspoken)
– Verbal communication that accompanies nonverbal
– Miscommunication examples
– Any outliers
– Your own expectations and biases
– Any communications you had with the population during study
Your Proposal includes:
In 2-3 pages, use the following questions as a guideline to frame your proposal…
What population will you study? Briefly explain why. Do you have a particular research
question you would like to explore for this project?
What particular nonverbal behavior(s) do you have in mind that may be able to help analyze
the context you intend to study and why?
Briefly explain your preliminary findings. What did you discover? Were your question(s)
answered in part? Did new questions arise? What are the next steps? Items to note are…
Your Research Question(s) & population studied
Method: Observation, informal interview, location, time, day, etc.
Findings: Themes you identified, group rules, common and uncommon behaviors, the answer
to your RQ(s)
Next steps: What will you do to dive deeper in your report? Would you change anything? Did
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you get clarity on research questions?
