Ethnography and Qualitative Design in Educational Research, 2nd Edition Book

	Preface
	List of Tables and Figures
Ch. 1	Characteristics and Origins of Qualitative and Ethnographic Research in Education	1
	Origins of Ethnography in Anthropology	2
	History of the Ethnographic Research Model	4
	Evolution of Educational Ethnography	7
Ch. 2	Considerations on Selecting a Research Design	30
	Clarifying the Language of Research Design	30
	Formulating Research Purposes and Questions	37
	Theoretical Influences on the Research Purpose	39
	General Assumptions Governing the Choice of Social Science Research Design	40
	Down to the Nitty-Gritty: Determining "Who?" "What?" "Where?" "When?" "Why?" and "How?"	54
Ch. 3	Selecting and Sampling in Qualitative Research	56
	Choosing Data Sets	57
	Using Sampling and Selection	68
Ch. 4	The Role and Experience of the Researcher	86
	Researcher Conduct	87
	The Fieldwork Tradition and Face-to-Face Conduct	89
	Conditions of Fieldwork	90
	Access and Entry	111
Ch. 5	The Role of Theory in the Research Process	116
	What Is Theory?	118
	Tacit, Informal, or Personal Theory	121
	Formal Theory	126
	How Scholars Use Theory in the Research Process	137
	Construction and Purpose of the Literature Review	151
Ch. 6	Data Collection Strategies	158
	Interactive Methods	159
	Noninteractive Methods	205
Ch. 7	Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data	234
	Beginning the Analysis	235
	Conceptual Techniques for Qualitative Analysis	239
	Building an Ethnographic Analysis	264
	Interpretation of Data and Integration of Findings with Existing Knowledge	267
Ch. 8	Personal Computers in Qualitative Research	279
	Data Preparation and Storage	282
	Segmenting, Coding, and Collating	287
	Establishing Linkages	303
Ch. 9	Evaluating Qualitative Design	315
	Evaluation for Whom	316
	Evaluation for What	322
	Evaluation as Conventionally Viewed	331
	References	357
	Author Index	409
	Subject Index	419