Talk:Field research

[edit] Merge proposal

This should be merged into field work. --The Wild Falcon 16:35, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Definitely. The terms are so closely related, there's no use for two articles. Besides, field work is in much better shape than its counterpart. In short, merge. - Mtmelendez ^{(Talk|UB|Home)} 20:32, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Not so sure. Yes, the terms are closely related, but the definitions presented are very different. "Field Research" is about marketing research, and "Fieldwork" is about field research in the physical sciences. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.183.69 (talk) 01:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Merge The academic use of the term field work can be expanded to include the more common business and marketing term "field research". I don't see any real difference between, for instance, academic sociology "field work" and business marketing "field research". I suggest they be treated as synonyms unless someone can clearly establish otherwise. --Busy Stubber 00:44, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Not MergeField research originated in anthropology and it has a large academic application and is a field or methodology that is greatly studied outside of business applications. Lets expand this article in that context and not merge it. I am cleaning it up because it was a mess when I found it this year. --Pete (talk) 04:04, 9 March 2008 (UTC)