Overview

Bringing together cross-currents in the national debate on education, this book introduces the student or practitioners to the challenges, resources and skills informing ethnographic research today. From the first chapter describing the cultural foundations of ethnographic research, by George Spindler, the book traces both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. An emphasis on discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity are among the many aspects of methodology and educational change emphasized by the contributors.

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Author:   Yali Zou ,  Enrique T. Trueba ,  Phil Francis Carspecken ,  Douglas Foley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780742517363

ISBN 10:   0742517365
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   25 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Collusion of Illusion and How to Get People to Tell You What They Don't Know Chapter 2 Ethnography? Or Educational Travel Writing? Chapter 3 The Destructive Desire for a Depoliticized Ethnographic Methodology: Response to Harry F. Wolcott Chapter 4 The Hidden History of Praxis Theory within Critical Ethnography and the Criticalism/Postmodernism Problematic Chapter 5 Rethinking Critical Theory and Qualitative Research Chapter 6 Critical Ethnography in the Postcritical Moment Chapter 7 The Challenge of Urban Ethnography Chapter 8 Methodological Challenges of Critical Ethnography: Insights from Collaborations on an Idigenous Counter Narrative Chapter 9 Adaptive Strategies of a Chinese Immigrant Chapter 10 Stories and Structures of Persistence: Ethnographic Learning Through Research and Practice in Asian American Studies Chapter 11 The Class Clown: A School Liminar Chapter 12 Critical Ethnography and Community Change

Reviews

This collection of essays is impressive for the range of approaches to ethnography that it covers, from classic interpretive ethnography through critical ethnography to action research. An additional benefit is a set of reviews, from divergent perspectives, of the intellectual history of critical social theory in relation to critical ethnography.--Frederick Erickson

Provide readers with an overview of the research trajectory followed by particular researchers and the intersection of theory, method, advocacy, and the role of self and other in critical ethnography. Anthropology & Education Quarterly A challenging and enjoyable read. The rich mix of theory, research, and practice makes excellent material for reflection by experienced and novice researchers alike. Journal Of Anthropological Research A rich discussion of critical ethnography that gives researchers the basis on which they can develop critical ethnographic studies within the framework delineated by these authors without falling into some of the pitfalls they identify. British Education Research Journal This collection of essays is impressive for the range of approaches to ethnography that it covers, from classic interpretive ethnography through critical ethnography to action research. An additional benefit is a set of reviews, from divergent perspectives, of the intellectual history of critical social theory in relation to critical ethnography. -- Frederick Erickson, George F. Kneller Professor of Anthropology of Education, University of California, Los Angeles

Author Information

Yali Zou is the founder and director of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of Houston and associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Studies.

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