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Studies in Educational Ethnography
Ethnographies of Educational and Cultural Conflicts: Strategies and Resolutions
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B. Jeffrey
B. Jeffrey
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G. Walford
G. Walford
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
9
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1529-210X(2004)9
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978-1-84950-275-7
ISBN print:
978-0-76231-112-5
Series ISSN:
1529-210X
Publication date:
2004
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PREFACE

By
Geoffrey Walford
Geoffrey Walford
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Geoffrey Walford
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2004
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S1529-210X(04)09013-8
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    2004
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2004

Ethnography has become one of the major methods of researching educational settings. Its key strength is its emphasis on understanding the perceptions and cultures of the people and organisations studied. Through prolonged involvement with those who are being studied, the ethnographic researcher is able gradually to enter their world and gain an understanding of their lives.

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