Description
Book SynopsisA study of both traditional and new approaches to the study of schools and their communities. The book emphasizes discourse, critical pedagogy and ethnicity.
Trade ReviewProvide 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 Educational 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
Table of ContentsChapter 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
