Methodological developments in ethnography

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Walford, Geoffrey
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed.
• Σειρά: Studies in educational ethnography ; v. 12.
• Θέματα: Educational anthropology > Methodology.; Physical anthropology & ethnography.; Social Science > Demography.; Education > Research.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xii, 226 p.)
• ISBN: 9781849505000 (electronic bk.) : 661075215X (electronic bk.) :
• ISSN: 1529-210X ;

What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnographic methodology are both highly contested. This volume brings together chapters presenting a diversity of views on some of the current debates and developments in the field. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strength and impact of debate. The topics discussed include participant observation, research roles in fieldwork, access to places and people in research, ethical issues concerning anonymity and intimacy in research, generalization in ethnography, the use of video, developing stronger criteria for autoethnography, and the use of ethnography as a contribution to the generation and modification of indicators. Together the collection illustrates the strength and vitality of ethnography.