{"product_id":"knowing-what-s-local-ethnographic-inquiry-education-and-democracy-9781623968458","title":"Knowing What’s Local: Ethnographic Inquiry,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthnographic inquiry serves as a unique educational resource that is accessible to students and teachers of all economic and social classes and therefore well suited to building democratic communities in the 21st Century. This book is about teachers, students and parents in the Republic of Kazakhstan who opened new educational directions and democratic possibilities for themselves through a series of ethnographic studies about their local communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy unfolding practical experiences of teachers and students with ethnographic study, this book builds and expands understanding about education and democracy across five points of view:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRenewing professional development and building academic knowledge through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eethnographic inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquiring democratic living through ethnographic study of participatory, caring citizenship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnecting democratic ways of life with ethnographic study of identity formation in diverse communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding knowledge about democratic perspectives through reflexive reading and writing about ethnographic inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding meaningful education at the intersections of ethnographic inquiry, literacy practices and theorizing about local communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors propose that teacher and student-led ethnographic inquiries develop educational experiences that enrich educators’ professional growth and provide innovative research opportunities for them and their students that generate up-to-date academicknowledge, which can be used to inform course offerings, design lessons and address state policy mandates.","brand":"Information Age Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359774638423,"sku":"9781623968458","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781623968458.jpg?v=1754125670","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/knowing-what-s-local-ethnographic-inquiry-education-and-democracy-9781623968458","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}