| Item Description: | Partial contents: Ch. 1. Characteristics and Origins of Qualitative and EthnographicResearch in Education. Origins of Ethnography in Anthropology. Historyof the Ethnographic Research Model. Evolution of EducationalEthnography -- Ch. 2. Considerations on Selecting a Research Design.Clarifying the Language of Research Design. Formulating ResearchPurposes and Questions. Theoretical Influences on the Research Purpose.General Assumptions Governing the Choice of Social Science ResearchDesign. Down to the Nitty-Gritty: Determining 'Who?' 'What?' 'Where?''When?' 'Why?' and 'How?' -- Ch. 3. Selecting and Sampling inQualitative Research. Choosing Data Sets. Using Sampling and Selection-- Ch. 4. The Role and Experience of the Researcher. ResearcherConduct. The Fieldwork Tradition and Face-to-Face Conduct. Conditionsof Fieldwork. Access and Entry -- Ch. 5. The Role of Theory in theResearch Process. What Is Theory? Tacit, Informal, or Personal Theory.Formal Theory. How Scholars Use Theory in the Re
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