ISSN: 1529-210X
Series editor(s): Geoffrey Walford
Subject Area: Education
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| Title: | Preface |
|---|---|
| Author(s): | Geoffrey Walford |
| Volume: | 11 Editor(s): Geoff Troman, Bob Jeffrey, Geoffrey Walford ISBN: 978-0-76231-252-8 eISBN: 978-1-84950-374-7 |
| Citation: | Geoffrey Walford (2005), Preface, in Geoff Troman, Bob Jeffrey, Geoffrey Walford (ed.) Methodological Issues and Practices in Ethnography (Studies in Educational Ethnography, Volume 11), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.vii-viii |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1529-210X(05)11014-6 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Article type: | Editorial |
| Extract: | Ethnography has become one of the major methods of researching educational settings. Its key strength is its emphasis on understanding the perceptions and cultures of the people and organisations studied. Through prolonged involvement with those who are being studied, the ethnographic researcher is able gradually to enter their world and gain an understanding of their lives. |
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