Methodological issues and practices in ethnography

• Other Authors: Troman, Geoff, 1946-, Jeffrey, Bob, 1946-, Walford, Geoffrey.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2005.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Studies in educational ethnography ; v. 11.
• Subjects: Educational anthropology > Methodology > Congresses.; Ethnology > Methodology > Congresses.; Physical anthropology & ethnography.; Education > Research.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849503747 (electronic bk.) : 1849503745 (electronic bk.) : 0762312521 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 230 p.)
• Item Description: Some papers originally presented at an annual 2-day residential conference.
• ISSN: 1529-210X

What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnography are both highly contested. This volume brings together chapters presenting a diversity of views on some of the current issues and practices in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strengths and impact of the debate. The collection includes chapters on the ethnographic research process; the use of photographic diaries; the idea of toleration in the research process; and the personal aspects of research. It has chapters that question generalisation; perceive ethnography as a potential form of surveillance; analyse the notion of display in ethnography; critique the way culture is commonly theorised; and examine the possibilities of comparative ethnographic work. It also includes and exchange of views between Martyn Hammersley and Barbara Korth on partisan research.