Virtual Fieldwork Using Access Grid
Field MethodsPublished 12 July 2010
Nigel Fielding
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The use of Access Grid (AG)—a form of video teleconferencing delivered over computer networks—to perform fieldwork was discussed to identify distinctive interactional features and provide a first insight into the AG as a fieldwork medium.
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This article discusses the use of Access Grid (AG)—a form of video teleconferencing delivered over computer networks—to perform fieldwork. Interviews and group discussions were conducted with students and criminal court judges at sites remote from the fieldworker. A concept of ‘‘engagement’’ was used to identify distinctive interactional features and provide a first insight into the AG as a fieldwork medium.
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