02899cam a2200457Ma 4500 ocn608119899 OCoLC 20171018091359.0 m d cr un||||||||| 050812s2001 ne a o 000 0 eng d 9781849500999 (electronic bk.) : �78.95 ; � 116.95 ; $144.95 1849500991 (electronic bk.) : �78.95 ; � 116.95 ; $144.95 0762307684 (hbk.) 9780762307685 (hbk.) IL4I4 eng IL4I4 ZJC LC71 .E75 2001 JHMP bicssc JNK bicssc EDU000000 bisacsh 39 379 22 Ethnography and education policy [electronic resource] / edited by Geoffrey Walford. Amsterdam : JAI, 2001. 1 online resource (viii, 278 p.) : ill. Studies in educational ethnography, 1529-210X ; v. 4 Includes bibliographical references. This book emphasises the central place that ethnographic work should have in the formulation and evaluation of education policy. Ethnographic studies contribute to a greater understanding of the process formulation, evaluation and critique. First, careful studies of policy initiatives at the local level can show the extent to which change actually occurs in practice. Second, ethnographic studies can investigate the unintended consequences as well as those planned by the policy. Third, ethnography can investigate the effects of policies in such a way that contradictions within the original policy itself are illuminated. As well as studying the effects and impact of policy, ethnography can also be useful in the formulation of new policies. The various chapters gathered together here give many examples of the ways that ethnography can trace the effects of particular policy developments and may be able to influence future policy debates. The contributors and case studies relate to several countries including the United States, Italy, England, France, Sweden and Switzerland, showing not only that ethnographic research in education is now widespread, but also increasing relevance to policy. Description based on print version record. Education and state. Ethnology. Education Political aspects. Physical anthropology & ethnography. bicssc Organization & management of education. bicssc Education General. bisacsh Walford, Geoffrey. Print version: Ethnography and education policy. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2001 0762307684 (DLC) 2001018974 (OCoLC)47002140 Studies in educational ethnography ; v. 4. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1529-210X/4 SSbacklist 223034 223034