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June 1, 1977Review of Educational Research331 citations

The Use of Ethnographic Techniques in Educational Research

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SWStephen Wilson

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T h e r e is a g r o w i n g i n t e r e s t in t h e u s e of a n t h r o p o l o g i c a l t e c h n i q u e s in e d u c a t i o n a l a n d p s y c h o l o g i c a l r e s e a r c h . T h e b a c k g r o u n d s of m a n y r e s e a r c h e r s , h o w e v e r , c o n t a i n l i t t l e t r a i n i n g in or e x p e r i e n c e w i t h t h i s k i n d of r e s e a r c h , a l so ca l l ed q u a l i t a t i v e , p h e n o m e n o l o g i c a l , o r e t h n o g r a p h i c . B e c a u s e e t h n o g r a p h i c m e t h o d o l o g y d i f f e r s s i g n i f i c a n t l y f r o m t h e r e s e a r c h a p p r o a c h e s m o r e c o m m o n l y u s e d in e d u c a t i o n a n d p s y c h o l o g y , i t is i m p o r t a n t to c l a r i f y i t s r a t i o n a l e a n d i t s d a t a c o l l e c t i o n p r o c e s s e s . I t is e s s e n t i a l to u n d e r s t a n d t h e w a y s in w h i c h e t h n o g r a p h i c a p p r o a c h e s d i f f e r f r o m o t h e r a p p r o a c h e s b e c a u s e t h e y r e p r e s e n t f u n d a m e n t a l l y d i f f e r e n t c l a i m s a b o u t t h e n a t u r e of h u m a n b e h a v i o r a n d t h e b e s t w a y s of c o m i n g to u n d e r s t a n d it . We p r o p o s e , t h e r e fo re , to r e v i e w t h e d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n t h i s k i n d of r e s e a r c h a n d t h e t e c h n i q u e s m o r e f a m i l i a r t o m o s t r e s e a r c h e r s b y e x p l a i n i n g t h e r a t i o n a l e b e h i n d i t s u s e a n d b y d i s c u s s i n g s o m e o f t h e p roc -

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a195610f9a68600c7d96682https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543047002245
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