ABSTRACT

This paper discusses advantages and disadvantages of being a researcher in a familiar setting. This study was conducted in a nursery in Turkey. In ethnographic research, conducting research in a familiar setting plays an important role in collecting and analysing data. Familiarisation with participants and settings is associated with ‘insiderness’ that a researcher shares the same language and culture with participants. The concept of positionality will be used to discuss the researcher’s positionalities during the fieldwork. There has been a discussion about the role of familiarisation in conducting ethnographic studies and insider/outsider dichotomy. This study argues that the research process is not unproblematic for an insider researcher. It also indicates that there are advantages (e.g. ethnicity and former teacher) and disadvantages (being a male researcher) of being an insider in a familiar setting. The study highlights that the researcher made the arrangements to overcome challenges resulted from the researcher’s gender.

摘要

本文讨论了在熟悉的环境中担任研究人员的利弊。这项研究是在土耳其的一个托儿所中进行的。在人种学研究中，在熟悉的环境中进行研究在收集和分析数据中起着重要的作用。熟悉参与者和设置与“内心”有关，即研究人员与参与者共享相同的语言和文化。位置性的概念将用于讨论研究人员在田野调查中的位置性。已经进行了关于熟悉在民族志研究和内部人/外部人二分法中的作用的讨论。这项研究认为，对于内部研究人员而言，研究过程并非没有问题。这也表明存在优势（例如，种族和以前的老师）以及在熟悉的环境中成为内部人员的不利条件（作为男性研究员）。该研究强调，研究人员做出了克服研究人员性别的挑战的安排。