Walford, Geoffrey. text ne Amsterdam JAI 2002 monographic eng

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1 online resource (viii, 214 p.) Doing a doctorate in education is always a challenging and difficult process. Doing a doctorate in education that is based upon ethnographic research is even more so. This title draws together a series of semi-autobiographical reflexive accounts of the process of doing a doctorate using educational ethnography. The individual studies include research into school effectiveness, the experiences of Asian teenagers, sexual cultures in the primary school, mature students on Access courses, primary school management, the experiences of children with special educational needs, teachers' work intensification, the family and school experiences of Year 9 students and a Youth Training programme within English professional football. The range of topics shows how import ethnographic work has become in education. Most of the contributors are still at the early stage of their academic careers. Their writings have not yet attained "classic" status - although some may be on the way to such status. The doctoral process is still a vivid memory in their minds and they have been able to drawn upon their fieldnotes and recollections to construct accounts that shed light on their experience and help to demystify it. The book should be of value for those who are thinking of doing a doctorate, for others still struggling through the process and for their supervisors. Geoffrey Walford, editor. Includes bibliographical references. Educational anthropology Research Doctor of philosophy degree Ethnology Research Research Methodology Physical anthropology & ethnography Study & learning skills: general Education Research Social Science Anthropology Cultural GN345 .D65 2002 306.43 303 Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2002 1st ed. (DLC) 2002029988 (OCoLC)50478464 9781849501668 (electronic bk.) : 1849501661 (electronic bk.) : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1529-210X/7 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1529-210X/7 IL4I4 050812 20171018091354.0 ocn608119897 eng